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AFFIDAVIT IN FORMA PAUPERIS I, James Logan Diez, do hereby swear under penalty of perjury pursuant to the Statutory Law on the unsworn declarations by prisoners that: • I am presently confined by GPS/SISP and House Arrest by the TDCJ Parole Division at the Avalon Correctional Services, Inc.'s El Paso Correctional Services; • That I have no income and have not worked in a wage.earning job since my release from the TDCJ-CID prison system; That I have no a~sets such as lands, bank accounts and/or other tangible property which could be converted to cash; • That I am seeking a Writ of Mandamus which I believe I am legally entitled to because State Officials have refused to conform with Texas Court of Criminal Appeals findings/rulings in Case No. WR-14,622-18 and that I am asking the Court to ORDER said Officials to conform with said findings/rulings; and • That I do not seek such relief maliciously, but because I believe I am entitled to redress for my grievance. So I do swear under penalty of perjury this the 22nd day of September 2015. . ~EC~~VED .~~ . COURT OF CRJMINAlAWf~l~ SEP 29101~ IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In Re: State of Texas vs. James Logan Diez Cause No. 12,797-B I Ct.Crim.App. No.14,622·t~=~~~\\~n{EIQJ ~{M PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS COURT OF CRJMIN/\t ~EAt~ SEP 29 2015 To the Honorable Justices ofthe Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Comes Now JAMES LOGAN DIEZ (Petitioner) and petitions the Court to is~~l~'iit'i~1,.Cie~ Mandamus ORDERING the Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and/or the Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) to immediately issue DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE on Sentence No. 12,797-B and release Petitioner from Custody; or, in the alternative, demonstrate by Certified documentation why Petitioner should not be Discharged as would be consistent with this Petition's presented Facts. In support of this Petition for Writ of Mandamus, Petitioner would show the following FACTS. I On November 27, 2013 TDCJ issued to Petitioner a Certificate of Mandatory Supervision (which Petitioner refused to sign) purportedly pursuant to the 65th Leg. Mandated "release from confinement" date. However, rather than release Petitioner from confinement per applicable Law, Petitioner was transferred from the TDCJ-CID's prison facilities to GPS/SISP CONFINEMENT and/or "House Arrest" at a TDCJ-PD (Parole Division) contracted Multi-Use Facility (MUF) in El Paso operated by Avalon Correctional Services, Inc. [the El Paso Transitional Center or EPTCJ, which is basically a privately operated minimum security work release prison. 1 Petitioner has basically REMAINED under such confinement from 11/27/2013 through Present date. The Certificate of Mandatory Supervision issued to Petitioner on November 27,2013, stated a Sentence Expiration Date 12/05/2015. \ II 1 Petitioner is a 65th Legislative offender whose offense occurred May 6, 1982, and his parole/mandatory supervision is, therefore, controlled by the law in effect on 5/6/1982. Said law MANDATES that he be RELEASED FROM CONFINEMENT when his Flat Calendar Time served plus any Good Conduct Time equals the length of his sentence. However, TDCJ/Board Officials have seen fit to ignore this and continue Petitioner in ACTUAL Confinement dispite the mandated "release from confinement" under 65th Leg. Statute. 1 IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In Re: State of Texas vs. James Logan Diez Cause No. 12,797-B j Ct.Crim.App. No. 14,622-18 On Ju~e 25, 2014, by unpublished opinion, this Court dismissed Petitioner's state Habeas Corpus Application on finding the Petitioner's Sentence of 30 years in Cause No. 12,797-B had been DISCHARGED. However, the TDCJ/Board did NOT conform with this Court's finding that the Sentence had Discharged, but has ignored said finding and continued Petitioner under conditions of ACTUAL confinement and conditional release. 'I:=x.~~ ~ ~ i- A] III On August 22, 2014, TDCJ Director William Stephens provided Petitioner a print-out showing Petitioner's Maximum Expiration of Sentence Date to be 12/05/2015. [Exhibit B] However ... IV On December 10, 2014, TDCJ Program Specialist Charley Valdez (TDCJ Classification and Records) provided an Affidavit which set Petitioner's Maximum Expiration of Sentence Date at May 7, 2016. [Exhibit C] ***** It should be noted that the Valdez Affidavit is saturated with incorrect dates/periods of confinement/release. ***** v On December 10, 2014, TDCJ Parole Division (based on the Valdez Affidavit) provided Petitioner a print-out, also, showing Petitioner's Maximum Expiration of Sentence Date as being 5/07/2016; and, containing incorrect information [i.e. that the Sentence is to be served "Flat only" (without the benefit of Good Time); and, that "Restitution" is applicable, when in fact NO \ restitution was imposed by the convicting Trial Court]. [Exhibit C] VI Hence, the State of Texas, through this Court and THREE State Officials/Agencies has asserted Petitioner's Sentence of Record EXPIRES on: 2 IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In Re: State of Texas vs. James Logan Diez Cause No. 12,797-B I Ct.Crim.App. No. 14,622-18 a) June25, 2014; b) December 5, 2015; c) May 7, 2016; and, when the Petitioner calculated his time, 5 d) February 12, 201~. VII The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is this State's highest Authority on criminal matters. It MUST be presumed when the Ct.Crim.App. rules upon a matter, the Court has correctly and accurately applied BOTH the Facts AND the Law controlling the Case. As demonstrated through Exhibit A, this Court found Petitioner's Sentence had been DISCHARGED as of June 25, 2014. Ergo, Petitioner should have been issued a DISCHARGE Certificate and immediately released from all custodial restraints in JUNE 2014 -- -yet, he was not. The TDCJ/Board Officials ignored this Court's finding and continued the Petitioner in ACTUAL confinement. NOR did said Officials notify this Court that it had erred in its finding in order for the Court to make a timely review of Petitioner's time credits and/or, if appropriate, to re-open the state Habeas Corpus proceedings. VIII. TWO things MUST be recognized by all interested Parties: ' 1) The Opinions/Findings ofthe Texas Court of Criminal Appeals MUST be respected and adhered to by State Officials as well as the Citizenry; and, where said Officials take exception/object to the Court's Opinions or Findings, those Officials CANNOT simply ignore the Court, but MUST follow the legal Due Process procedure by which the disagreement with the Court can be properly considered by the Justices thereof; and, 2) A Citizen serving a Sentence imposed by a District Court has a statutory and constitutional RIGHT to have an accurate calculation of his Time Served and a fixed 3 IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In Re: State of Texas vs. James Logan Diez Cause No. 12 797-B I Ct.Crim.App. No. 14,622-18 1 Discharge of Sentence date, and to know specifically WHEN that Discharge is. Officials CANNOT establish 2 or 3 different dates of Discharge and apply whichever they arbitrarily choose to his release. IX WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner prays the Court will issue Writ of Mandamus ORDERING the TDCJ/Board to conform with the Court's finding that Petitioner's 30 year Sentence in Cause No. 12,797-B is and has been Discharged as of (at least) June 25, 2014, as was determined and stated by this Court in Habeas Review No. WR-14,622-18. Should the TDCJ/Board take exception/object to or otherwise dispute this Court's finding that the Petitioner's Sentence had DISCHARGED; Petitioner respectfully Prays that the Court: I. Rule that the time for the Officials to file such challenge/appeal has long since expired and cannot now be raised; or, II. Re-open Habeas Corpus No. WR-14,622-18 and issue written (published?) Opinion on the Grounds/Issues presented therein; or, III. ORDER State Officials to present to the Court, with copy to Petitioner, CERTIFIED Documents demonstrating the TIME SERVED by Petitioner in ACTUAL Confinement behind bars and/or while on parole/mandatory supervision, including but not limited to: 1. ALL TDCJ-CID housing and tracking records maintained on JAMES LOGAN DIEZ #342162 during his·periods of ACTUAL confmement in TDCJ-CID prison units and facilities; "· 11. ALL TDCJ Parole Division/Board of Pardons and Paroles records mai:qtained which show periods JAMES LOGAN DIEZ # 342162 was confined in ANY detention facility under a parole Pre-Revocation Hearing Warrant (Blue Warrant); 111. ALL TDCJ Parole Division/Board of Pardons and Paroles records maintained which show periods JAMES LOGAN DIEZ #342162 has been held on ACTUAL Confinement under GPS and/or SISP (Super Intensive Supervision Program) House Arrest and/or confined so at the El Paso Transitional Center; and/or, 4 IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In Re: State of Texas vs. James Logan Diez Cause No. 12,797-B / Ct.Crim.App. No. 14,622-18 1v. ALL other documents/records which show any/all periods of Time on parole/mandatory supervision JAMES LOGAN DIEZ #342162 is legally entitled to credit for against his Sentence of Record in Cause No. 12, 797-B. ATTENTION; Petitioner vigerously asks the Court NOT accept any TDCJ Computer print-out, NOR~· "Summary" of Petitioner's Time Credits from Charley Valdez or other TDCJ/Board Employee/Member, as it is obvious that SOMEONE has entered INCORRECT dates into the Computer at SOME point in Time, hence, ALL calculations/summaries by/from said computer have been rendered UNRELIABLE. ONLY by complete review of the ORIGINAL documents will it be possible to get Petitioner's TIME SERVED CREDITS and Sentence Discharge Date cleared up. Petitioner asserts that the extraordinary conflict between the THREE diverse Discharge Dates for his Sentence; the fact State Officials ignored the Court's June. 25, 2014, finding that Petitioner's Sentence was Discharged; the fact State Officials have NOTfollowed the proper legal procedure to appeal or dispute said finding by the Court; and, the fact Petitioner has well documented the controversy, is more than adequate to justify extraordinary measures by the Court and the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus as requested by Petitioner. THEREFORE, in conclusion, Petitioner Prays the Writ of Mandamus 1ssue and he be ORDERED Discharged and Released from Sentence No. 12,797-B of30 years. 2 So Petl.tioned and Prayed for this the 22nct day of September 2015. '· 2 This Court, also, ruled long ago that parole fees constitute a Cost incidentto the Sentence imposed by the Trial Court, since parole and all conditions thereof are part of the imposed Sentence. Therefore, this Court held, the imposition of parole fees can NOT be applied to offenses which occurred BEFORE the statutory parole fee was enacted and took effect, for such would violate Ex Post Facto. Nonetheless, TDCJ Parole Division has EXTORTED parole fees from Petitioner despite the fact his offense and trial occurred BEFORE the parole fee statute took effect. Petitioner, therefore, would respectfully ask the Court to, also, ORDER the TDCJ Parole Division to cease and desist in its efforts to extort parole fees from JAMES LOGAN DIEZ #342162; and, TO REIMBURSE ALL PAROLE FEES PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED FROM DIEZ ON CAUSE NO. 12,797-B. 5 IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In Re: State of Texas vs. James Logan Diez Cause No. 12,797-B I Ct.Crim.App. No. 14,622-18 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, James Logan Diez, do hereby Certify under penalty of perjury that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Petition for Writ of Mandamus, along with Exhibits A-C, has been served by U.S. First Class Mail to the following on :;f!nct September 2015: • Texas Attorney General • TDCJ Director William Stephens • TDCJ Parole Division Director Stewart Jenkins • File '\ 6 EXHIBIT A . . ·' APPLICANT JAMES LOGAN DIEZ APPLICATION NO. WR-14,622-18 APPLICATION FOR 11.07 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ACTION TAKEN . "1.) • EXHIBITB CSIMF800/INI801 COMMITMENT INQUIRY 08/22/14 13:53:2 INMTCICS/LHA9541 /605 TDCJ-ID NO: 00342162 SIDNO: 01968225 NAME: DIEZ,JAMES LOGAN APPL: STATUS: P D8 L1 #OFF: 02 OLD TDC#: 00000000 CNTY CONV: 226 ~ OFF-REC: 2209 U:RJ RL: 11-27;,..2013]REC: 09-09-1982 MAX-TERM: 30Y OM OD PEN-REC: 030.020 MAX-EX: 12-05-2015 BEGIN:,.:05±13-1982~ PAR-ELIG: 11-16-2001 ISF OFF CAT ISF~PE: IS - HB1433: N HB1433 VOTE: DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT TYC: ~ HB1433 MIN EXP OFFCD: 22090000 BURG HAB-I~ _· JJ'._{ _t-Jo}.~,CJ 1DEG - _1-/~W J ~ 65TH PENAL: 030.020 MS :YCPL_EA:"G-:CAUSE: 12 I 797-B CNT: 00 OFF:OS-06-1982 CC CNTY OFF:226 CNTY/CRT:226 119 MAX TERM: 30Y OM OD BEG:OS-13-1982 MIN EXPJi~..:.27~20\3~(§X: 1Z:OS-20_15 \PAR ELIG: 01-01-0001 SENTENCED: 07-21-1982 HB1433:N HB1433 VOTE: HB1433 MIN EXP: REST: N OFF TDCNO: 00342162 CTO DATE 01-01-0001 OFFCD: 20110000 ARSON 2DEG 70TH PENAL:028.200 MS:Y PLEA:G CAUSE:CR89-0681-A CNT: OFF:10-21-1989 CC CNTY OFF:226 CNTY/CRT:226 051 MAX TERM: SY OM OD BEG:10-21-1989 MIN EXP: 10-31-1996 MAXI:_10--31..;.199~1 PAR ELIG: 01-01-0001 SENTENCED: 02-07-1990 HB1433 :N HB1433 VOTE: HB1433 MIN EXP: REST: N OFF TDCNO: 00342162 CTO DATE 01-01-0001 PF7:UP,PF8:DOWN,PF2:TOP OF LIST,OR NEXT REQUEST/TDC OR SID ·-·-·- END OF OFFENSES; ALL OFFENSES HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED • - 1t . EXHIBITC :9'FIDAVlT OF CHARLEY V A.l,l):EZ STATE OF T:EXAs COUNTY OF WALKER BEFORE ME, the Undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of TellaS. on this day · personally appeared Charley Valdez, who, after being duly sworn, deposes as follows: "My name Is Charley Valdez. ram over twenty-one years of age, of sound mind; capable of making this affidavit; and personally acquainted With the faats herein stated. I am employed as Program Sllpei"Visor Ill for the Classification and Records Department ("CRD") of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division, and my office is located in Hunts-ville, Texas. I have reviewed time records kept by the CRD regarding Offender James Logan DJez, TDCJ I# 342162. CRl:> mairttaln~ these records in the regular course of business of every offender confined; and It was the regular course of business for an employee or representative to TOC1-CID with knowledge of the act, event, condition, opinion or diagnoses, recorded to make the record or to transmit infonnatlon thereof to be reasonably soon thetef!ft:er. Based on my review of these records, the following table contains the current sentence infonnat!on for Diez. .· niez. James Logan TDCJ# 3421fi2 Page2 Offense County Caus!: Number Sent~cb · Offens~ Sentence Sentence MAXimum Oat~: Date Besin Date Discharge Date '·i ' i ! IUieased To Pr~>ollevocatloil Warrarit Warrant Sllp~rvision Jail Credit Tim~ Forfeited ! Super.vtsloo , W!\rrPntlssneil Executed Wltlidraw11 R~voked i (. 1.' l 11·27·2013 l-20·2014 -./ 1-20-2014 ..( 5-lS-2014 1·2o.2014 to ,( No1. Revol:cd· 1 ,; 5-28-2014 v.. 6-16-2014 ../ 6-16-2014 ·/ 7-3-2014 6-16-2014 to v' Not Rcvol:cd· ·./ 7-3-2014 · v". - Offender Die% was received into 1'DCJ custody on 9-9-1982 from Tom Green County on a 30-year sentence. Offender Diez was convicted by the 119111 District Court for the following: )Burglary Habitation, under cause number 12,797·8. Offender Diez was convicted for an offense occurrin~ on 5-6-1982, with sentencing on 7-21·1982 !§dseritence to begin on 5,13-1982:; '~. "' I'I?'Y . Offender Diet was released from TDCJ custody orf~=27=1988-to parole \ 2,-:::'::,.~ ro/'? I J "l 9,/ . ~fo;?-z?·T- '""':c ,-·~1- ____ , -· - A>I.z/gJ A pre-revocation warrant of arrest was issued ~'L2:1.0:12~9J>y the Parole Division, and executed on-~-l0-1-989-in Tom Green County, and warrant withdrawn oh3=-w~~279ff.en~er Oie2 rljCeive-Arson, of'o:~~ und~r ~aus.e !!'!~Tiber .CR$2:~681-A. O!f~~~- Di~~ w~ co~y-i~d for a_n...,~ffet:tse occurring on ([0-21-I91!9,~withs_entencingon~:7-1990:':,sentencetobeglnon 10-2)-1989. J <·..::= 'J '&".:..£ :, r- .;!-'\, ~ tft"J' Offender !'!ez~ P_!II'Oie was revoke~ on_l:;t'8;J?9o-::=_o.ffender Diez was charged with out of custody for time s~ent v on superv1s1on, !·year, 2-months, ~d 24~!-Y!. (Seotton 508.283, Texas Ooverrunent Code, regarding street t1me credit, applies iln!Y. to @YOcations on or after 9-1-2001 ). Offender Diez received jail credit frortJ~fl~Th'~Oto date' of next release onJ 1-2·1~~0:] Offender Diez was released from TDCJ custody to parole oil:. I l·~ ttfl't Diez, James Logan TDCJ# 342162 Pa&e4 Program Supervisor III - Classlficatiou and Records Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctiooallnstitutionsl>iv.ision SUBSCROitD AND SWORN TO before me, the said Notary Public on this the 10 day of 111 December. 2014, to certify whioh wlmess my hand and seal of office. Notary Public In and For The State ofTexas ( 6S~29r62~S'f6:Cl TDCJ-OIMS Page 1 of2 ~ TDCl-O!MS NAME: D!E'Z , lAf'llf.S LOGAN Fact sheet ID LOCATION: ~L PA';() CfN'IT'R·c')ll"fl" ',-cASe·-.' '- - ·· ~ " 1 -=----·_ 1 SID! OJ 9682:?.5 Public Information ID ~-OWNER: i i.U.? 9UJNONES' -~ . STATUS: Normill Re~c1rt TDCl : 0034 2162 • TYPE :Super-Intensive ... supervision Public Information Display Demographics Age 59 Hair color Brown Date of birth 06/15/1956 Eve color Blue .,_ <' State/ County of birth TX/TbM GREEN Height 6' 04' .. Race WHITE Weight ~.05 ~I! - ' NCIC Race WHITE ? Gender MALE Shoe size 11.0 ~ I . . --·- .. ~ . .. JA~lES CDIEz,-jAMES~biEZ';"'JAMESWGANDIAZ7"" -~ ........ ~ ...... -·-~----- . ~ TDCJ-ID commitment summary c, <:>- Projected release date 02/27/2014 Parole eligibility date ,. c::J ·~? Max expiration date [Qs;o7/2o16-::J Sentence begin date 05/13/1982 -. 1/ Latest received date Offense of record Offense BURG IIABJT NCIC{Penalcode 22090000 I 030020 County of conviction TOM GREEN Cause number 12,797-B Court of conviction 119 Sentence type Concummt Sentence length 30yr(s) Omo(s) Oday(s) Count 00 sentenced date 07/21/1992 ., ,,.·, cease to operate date ~~ato~~·-- ves·_~f c~ r/ ~ Deadly weapon No . c Other offenses Offense ARSON NCIC/Penal code 20110000 I o2e2o0 countv of conviction TOM GREEN Cause number CR89·068l-A court of conviction 051 Sentence type Concurrent sentence length Syr(s) Omo(s) Oday(s) Count Sentenced date 02/07/1990 cease to operate date Flat onlv No Deadly weapon No Any Out of State and/or other commitments For this offender can be vlewert on the Commitments scl'een. Restitution Restitution ( ' ·- Yes ., Amount of restitution TBD Institutional Discretionary Offender tvpe IS mandatory supervision No case Initial received 06/22/1993 SB45 case No From countv EL PASO Release information \Release ~~--- date - 11/27/2013 Departure type Mandatory Release county EL PASO Current residence 1650 HORIZON BLVD. ~ORTH EL PASO, TX http://oims~pesweb l/oims/offender/publicinformation/publicinformation.jsp?_tdcjld=003... 12/10/2014
Document Info
Docket Number: WR-14,622-19
Filed Date: 9/29/2015
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/29/2016