Robinson, Reginald Rayshard

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 19, 2015
• Docket: WR-84,009-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

‘ _ IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. l OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS

RETURNABLE TO THE COURT OF

EX PART § CAUSE NUMBERS: C~l-OlO440-ll93482~ § A; C-l-OlO44l-ll9348 § RECEWEDW § CCURT CF CR|MINAL APPEALS_ ' § . § 001'192015 § § §

REGINALD RAYSHARD ROBINSON

cRIMINAL AHREY@MCOS?&,CIGF¥< vAPPL.ICANT'S REPLY TO STATE'S FIRST AMENDED RESPONSE TO APPLICHTION EOR-WRIT OF`HABEAS OORPUS AND MOTION TO`DISMISS THE APPLICRTIONA§ l IT IS NOT PROPERLY VERIFIED TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT: ’COMES NOW, REGINALD RAYSHARD ROBINSON ("Applicant"), and submits this `Reply to the State's response to Applicant's application(s) for writ of habeas

corpus filed in the above numbered cause(s). Applicant respectfully states

the following to the Court based on his information and belief:

.l. HI§TORY OF THESE COLLHTERAL PROCEEDINGS: `

on‘ Apr_ii 13,, 2015, Applicant filed his application($)_ for writ of habeas corpus alleging that Pia R. Lederman rendered ineffective assistance of Coun- sel in preparation for and during Applicant'S probation revocation hearing. This Court, following the State's recommendation, ordered Ms. Lederman to file an affidavit responding to each allegation raised by Applicant. On June 22, 2015, Ms. Lederman filed her affidavit.

On July 8, éOlS, Applicant's Mother, Regina Robinson, hand delivered to all concerned Applicant's reply [and objections] to Ms. Lederman's affida- vitr In his reply Applicant objected to MS. Lederman's reference to and reli- ance _on hearsay; Ms. Lederman¥s failure to adequately respond to Applicant's grounds One, Three, and Five, and Applicant replied to Ms.-Lederman's' attempt

to argue, in her affidavit, that Applicant confessed to her prior to the

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revocation hearing that he had ser\with a sixteen yearrikigirl, when in fact, at the hearing, Ms. Lederman established that Applicant said that he thought the girl looked Sixteen, and MsrlLederman established that, in reality, the girl probably didn't even exist. §

Additionally, similarly,' Applicant replied to Ms. Lederman's assertion, in her affidavt, that Applicant told her, prior to the revocation hearing, that he owned a cell phone with internet capabilities, despite the fact that Ms. Lederman argued that 'Applicant used to own a cell phone with internet capabilities (before he was placed on probation) but that he got rid of it;

On September 30, 2015, the State of Texas, through the office of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, without substantively responding to Applicant's habeas claims, motioned to dismiss the Application(S) because

they were not properly verified.v

2. APPLICANT'S APPLICKTIONS WERE PROFERLY VERIFIED:`_

Applicant notes,l and the State `acknowledges, that Applicant "signed" his habeas application(s). State's response at 5. Applicant's "signature" was meant to verify his 'application(s). ‘Applicant further notes that the State. habeas application is "one document," requiring "one signature." As acknowledged 'by` the State, Applicant signed the application(s). Furthermore, because there are two(Z) signature lines after the unsworn declaration, Appli- cant interpreted this to mean that he was required to sign one of them. In other words, it can not logically be construed that the instructions require redundancy. For' the sake of argument, it is not uncommon for the jirat to be on one page and continue to the next with the verifyimgsignature.Finally, Applicant has included an affidavit (Swearing under penalty of perjury) indi» cating that he is taking criminal responsibility for the contents of his

habeas application(S) (Exhibit "A" appended). Applicant would respectfully

ppint out to this Court the fact that the clerk filed Applicant's applications on April l3, 2015; tendered to the State copies of such and, instead of rais- ing this issue at that time, the State submitted proposed designation of issues to this Court for approval, which this Court subsequently approved. In other words, it is a little late to be complaining that Applicant did _

not sufficiently verify his applications.

3. NECESSITY EOR AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING & EXPANSION OF THE REOORD:

-To date 'Pia R. Lederman has not adequately responded to Applicant's allegations. This is important because the Attorney representing the State asserts that Ms. Lederman's affidavit is sufficient for the resolution of these habeas claims. The~ strong presumption of reasonable trial strategy must be applied to allegations of ineffective representation raised on direct appeal; however, in a collateral proceeding the attorney in question explains her strategy, the Court then gauges that strategy "under prevailing profes- sional norms." This Court can not make such an assessment until Ms. Lederman

tells the Court what her strategy was.

4. REQUESTED RELIEF:

Applicant respectfully request that this Honorable Court find that his signature on each application suffices for the purpose of verification, or that, alternatively, Applicant's affidavit (attached) is sufficient for veri- fication purposes. Additionally, Applicant respectfully request that this Court conduct an evidentiary hearing in order to question Ms. Lederman about her strategy with regard to 'each allegation raised by Applicant, and that Applicant should be present, with counsel, in order to cross examine Ms.

Lederman.

WHEREFORE PREMISES CDNSIDERED, Applicant PRAYS this Honorable Court grant the_

requested relief.

Respectfully submitted,

Reginald Rayshand Robinson- Pro se ié;/»

Mailing address:

Reginald Robinson #1789274 Price-Daniel Unit

938 S. Fm 1673

Snyder, TX 79549

` ' AFFIDAVIT (Declaration)'

, 'Reginald Rayshard Robinson, TDCJ number 1789274, being presently incarcerated at the TDCJ-ID Price Daniel Unit, located at 938 S. Fm 1673, Snyder, Texas 79549, declare under penalty of perjury, pursuant to Title Six, Chapter 132 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies, that the contents of my habeas corpus applications filed in cause number C-l-OlO440-1103482~ A, and cause number C-l~OlO44l-ll93483-A, both applications filed with the Tarrant County, Texas, District Clerk cni April l3, 2015, are true and correct (I accept criminal responsibility for the contents of said applications).

Signed_on this the §§Z%Hday of 62;¢§£§&4“ ,2015. Applicant‘s Signature and TDCJ Number: v »

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EXHIBIT "A" Page l-Of-l

~ 4 ` cERTIFIcATE oF sERvIcE

I, Regina Robinson, certify that I have hand delivered copies of the above document to:

l. The Tarrant County District Clerk's office, on aff / ij /2015; 2. The Tarrant County District Attorney's office, on gaf / ZQ /2015, and 3. Pia R. Lederman's office, on ()(f/ /H /2015.

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Ma` _i;{g Address: 73 0 Stonewall Road Forest Hill, TX 76140