Turner, Donald Allen

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedOctober 20, 2017
DocketPD-0870-17
StatusPublished

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Opinion

z 7o-n IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

RIGINA NO. PD-0870-17

DONALD ALLEN ITURNER, Appellant COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Vs OCT 20 2017

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, Deana Williamson, Cle rk

APPELLANT FILES HIS PETITION FOR

DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, TEXAS RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE frfi*T> im - -_ : : ^QF^L AppEALs OCT 20 2W

Deana VW/Kamson, Clerk ON APPEAL FROM THE DENIAL OF APPELLANT'S LEAVE TO AMEND TRIAL COURT'S CERTIFICATION, RIGHT TO APPEAL. FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS, ELEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS, IN CAUSE NO. 11-17-00165-CR.

APPEAL FROM THE ,142nd DISTRICT COURT, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS. CAUSE NO. CRA-16,002

Submitted By: Donald Allen Turner, TDC # 1248114 3 Jester Road

Richmond, Texas 77406 IDENTITY OF PARTIES

Appellant, Donald Allen Turner

Jester III Unit--TDC# 1248114 3 Jester Road

Richmond, Texas 77406

Attorney for Appellant, Paul Williams

Williams & Kirk

303 W. Wall, Street, Ste. #417. N.C.N.B. Bldg, Midland, Texas 79701

Assistant District Attorneys, Windel M. Gibson

Ms. Robin Sams

Official Court Reporter, Jerry Shorts 142nd Judicial District Court P.O. Box 1922

Midland, Texas 79702

Judge Presiding, Honorable Pat M. Baskin

Honorable George D. Gilles 200 W. Wall, Suite # 301 Midland, Texas 79701 TABLE OF CONTENTS

IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTIES i

TABLE OF CONTENTS ii

INDEX OF AUTHORTIES iii

STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT iv

STATEMENT OF THE CASE v

GROUNDS FOR REVIEW vii

ARGUMENT ,Pgs. .1-8

PRAYER FOR RELIEF. ... .viii

APPENDIX ix

QUESTIONS AND GROUNDS FOR REVIEW:

IS THE SUBSUMPTION THEORY OF Patterson v. State, STILL VALID IN LIGHT OF THIS COURT'S MORE RECENT CASE LAW?

WHENIScA COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM BASED ON DOUBLE JEOPARDY PRINCIPLES?

GROUNDS:

ONE: TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE AT PRETRIAL—WHERE HE FAILED TO QUASH INDICTMENT, BASED. ON DOUBLE-JEOPARDY GROUNDS.IN THE 142 nd DISTRICT COURT. IN CASE NO. CRA-16,002. MIDLAND COUNTY,TEXAS.

TWO: TRIAL COUNSELS FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE—WHERE THIS CASE FALLS UNDER "ELEMENTS" ANALYSIS, AND "UNITS" ANALYSIS.

THREE: TRIAL COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE—WHERE APPELLANT FALLS UNDER THE "MERGER DOCTRINE',' -: "THE SINGLE IMPULSE DOCTRINE','OR HERE IN TEXAS, "THE DOCTRINE OF SUBSUMED ACTS".

FOUR: TRIAL COUNSEL'S FAILURE TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO ELECT, WHEN THE STATE HANDED DOWN A TEN-COUNT INDICTMENT.

FIVE: TRIAL COUNSEL WAS INEFFECTIVE AT PRETRIAL, AND AT SENTENCING PHASE—WHERE HE FAILED TO INVESTIGATE THE ELIGIBILITY OF PRIOR CONVICTION FOR ENHANCEMENT PURPOSES. IN THE 243rd DISTRICT COURT, IN CASE NO. 20030D03096. EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS. COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL-DOUBLE JEOPARDY CLAIM.

ii INDEX OF AUTHORITIES Aekins v. State, 447 S.W. 3d 270, 285 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014)Pg.l3 Appendi v. New Jersey, 580 U.S. at 466 (2000) Pag£, 8

Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, 443, 25 L.Ed. 2d 469, .9,0vS:.Cti 118,9 (1970) v .Page7?78

Blockburger i w.. United States, 284 U.S. 299, 304, 52 S.Ct. 180, 76 L.Ed. 306 (1932) ^.Page, 1-2.-3

Carmell v. Texas, 120 S.Ct. at 1620 (2000) Page, 6

Ex parte Amador, 326 S.W. 3d 202, 206 n.5 (Tex. Crim. App.2014),1

Ex parte Watkins, 52 S.W. 3d 858, 2001 (Tex. Crim. App.) LEXIS 3821 (Forth Worth, 2001); Reporter, 73 S.W. 3d 264; 2002, (Tex.- Crim. App. LEXIS 70*) Page,7-8

Garfias v. State, 424 S.W. 3d 54, 58. (Tex. Crim. App. 2014)..Pg>l-4

Goodbread, 967S.W. 2d at 860 Page ,3

Harvey v. State, 367 S.W. 3d 513, 515 (Tex. App:. Texarkana, 2012, pet. refvd) Page ,2 Hawkins, 6 S.W. 3d at 557 n. 8 Page,3 Loving v. State, 401 S.W. 3d 642, 645-46 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013),4 Luna v. State, 493 S.W. 2d 854 (Tex. Crim. App. 1973) Page,3

People v. Henderson, 810 P. 2d 1058, 1060 (Colo. 1991) Page,3

Phillips, 193 S.W. 3d at 909 Page,5

State v. Lee, 15 S.W. 3d 921, 929 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000)...Page,8

447 S.W. 3d at 270 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) Page,l

461 S.W. 3d at 144 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015) Page, 3

STATUTES

TRAP 2 21.11(a)(1), (a)(2) Art. 38.07 TRAP 66.3(a),(f) 22.021(a)(1)(B) TRAP 68 21.11 (a)(1) TRAP 68.3(a) 21.01(2) TRAP 44.2(a),(b) TRAP 25.2(f) TRAP 37.1 TRAP 27.1 and 25.2(e), 10.5(a), (b)

in STATEMENT REGARDING f ORAL ARGUMENT

Appellant does not requests oral argument. Pursuant to Texas Rules

of Appellate Procedure,39.

IV STATEMENT OF CASE

Appellant was indicted in the 142nd District Court of Midland County, Texas, on June 8th, 1989, in Case No. CRA-15,796. On a Ten (10) count indictment, charging aggravated sexual assault of a child. Jury was seated and sworn in--the Midland County Jury Verdict (Hung Jury).

The State of Texas re-indicted defendant in the 142nd District. Court of Midland County, Texas. On August 23rd, 1989, in Case No. CRA-16,002, on another Ten (10) count indictment, using some of the same names in the first indictment after [he was aquitted] of the first indictment. The State; offered defendant Ten (10) years deferred adjudication,the defendant accepted the Probation. On October 1993, defendant violated after-serving Four (4) years—the State filed Motion to adjudicated, the State's recommended Fifteen (15) years TDC. Appellant was released under [Mandatory Supervision law] after serving Six (6) years. Appellant was then relocated after making parole to El Paso County, Texas..Where he violated his parole. Appellant was charged in a Two (2) count indictment on March 7th, 2003. Under TEX. PEN. CODE §§21.11 (a)(1), 22.021(a)(l)(ii), indecency with a child by contact aggravated sexual assault, in the 243rd District Court of El Paso County, Texas. In Cause No. 20030003096.Where the 243rd District Court handed down

a life sentence,on May 24th, 2004. (RR, Vol. 6 of 10).

v, STATEMENT OF QUESTIONS

ONE: WHEN IS A COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL CLAIM BASED ON DOUBLE JEOPARDY

PRINCIPLES?

TWO: IS THE SUBSUMPTION THEORY OF PATTERSON v. STATE, STILL VALID IN LIGHT OF THIS COURT'S MORE RECENT CASE LAW?

THREE: DOES APPELLANT FALL UNDER TEX. CODE OF CRIM. PROC. ANN. Art,

38.07, BEFORE ITS AMENDMENT ON SEPT. 1ST,1993? (defendant cannot be convicted on testimony alone), AS IN CARMELL v. TEXAS, 120 S.Ct. 1620 (2000).

Vll STATEMENT OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Court of Appeals, Eleventh District of Texas, issued its order on June 16th, 2017.In Case No. 11-17-00165-CR; Trial Court No. CRA- 16,002. Styled: Donald Allen Turner v. The State of Texas.

We have this day received and filed a copy of Appellant's Pro Se Notice of Appeal and the Trial Court Information from ihsthe above cause. We note that the Notice of Appeal appears to be -untimely filed in the trial court. The date due was December 30, 1993. Tex. R.APP. 26.2. The sentence was imposed on November 3, 1993; and the Notice of Appeal was filed on June 15, 2017, 23 years and 197 days after . the date that the sentence was imposed. Appellant is requested to respond on or before July 3, 2017, showing grounds for continuing this appeal, which may include proof of mailing. Absent a timely filed Notice of Appeal, this appeal may be dismissed for want of jurisdict ion. Tex. R. APP. 25.2.

On June 30th, 2017, this Court issued its order in the above case, we have this day received and filed "Appellant's First Request to Extend Time to File his Response—Pursuant to TRAP 10.5(a),(b) in the above cause.We will advise you of the Court's action on this motion.

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