Joseph Lee Taylor v. State ( 2015 )

CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS 239th District Court
FILED IN
vs of 1st COURT OF APPEALS
Joseph Lee Taylor Brazoria County, Texas HOUSTON, TEXAS
9/21/2015 11:24:36 AM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT ON APPEAL CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
ON THE 17th day of September, 2015 , the defendant in the above styled and numbered
cause excepted to the order of the Court in said cause and gave Notice of Appeal to the Court of
Appeals, First Judicial District.
Date of Judgment or Other Order Appealed From: 8/19/ 15
Date of Sentencing: 8/19/ 15
Name of Trial Court Judge: Pat Sebesta
Name of Court Reporter: Ida Salinas
Name and Address of Defense Attorney on Appeal:
Joseph Lee Taylor, #95109, ProSe
Brazoria County Jail
3602 Cr 45
Angelton, Texas 77515
Name and Address of Attorney for the State on Appeal:
Jeri Yenne, District Attorney
Brazoria County Courthouse
111 East Locust, Suite 408-A
Angleton, TX 77515
Defendant Incarcerated? Yes
Motion for New Trial Filed? 9/17/ 15
Appeal Bond: No DateN/A
Offense and Punishment: DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 3RD OR MORE - HABITUAL;
TWENTY SIX (26) YEARS - TDCJ-ID
RHONDA BARCHAK, District Clerk
By /S/ Kathleen McDougald, Deputy
Appeal Notice of Assignment
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CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS *
v. *
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
DEFENDANT'S WRITTEN NOTICE OF APPEAL
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW Joseph Lee Taylor, Defendant/Appellant in the above entitled numbered cause and
respectfully files his Defendant's Written Notice of Appeal pursuant to Rule 25.2 Rules of Appellate
Procedure in good faith. Defendant would show unto this Court as follows:
Defendant was convicted by a jury on August 18, 2015, and the court-appointed attorney mislead his
client in changing the election to have the jury assess punishment. Which the Defendant was
sentenced by the Trial Judge on August 19, 2015, sentencing the defendant to 26 years in the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice- Institutional Division.
Defendant has the desire to appeal from the judgment or order appealable to the 1st or 14th Court of
Appeals 301 Fannin St. Houston, Texas 77002, by signing the case to the court.
Defendant is challenging the indictment on the elements to constitute the offense as charged
regarding the Court of the Court and the instruction of the law that lessen the State's burden of proof,
the sufficiency of the evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel on failing to file a motion to
suppress evidence of the blood withdrawing at the Hospital without a warrant; during pretrial
pleadings, motion to quash the indictment and the re-indictment of the day of trial; did not protect
hyis clients' right to 10 day preparation and/or a waiver. Counsel rendered ineffective assistance of
counsel during the election of punishment from the election of the jury to hearing evidence on the
punishment to assess punishment to allow the trial court to assess punishment by allowing the
enhancement paragraphs to be used in violation of the statute Texas Penal Code section 49.09{g) both
chapter is not available per se.
For the foregoing reasons, this Court should find that the Defendant is entitled to an appeal by
Ordering the Court Reporter to prepare the notes, transcript into a statement of facts by filing it with
the Court of Appeals and the Clerk to prepare the trial records for the Court of Appeal proceeding in
indigent status on appeal.
WHEREFORE, PREMESIS CONSIDERED, Defendant prays that this Court will grant the Defendant the
right to appeal the conviction and sentence in all things requested.
Respectfully submitted,
h lee Taylor #95109
3602 CR Rd 45
Angleton, TX 77515
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument Defendant's Written Notice
of Appeal has been served on the opposing parties through the Assistant District Attorney of Brazoria
County, Texas, 111 E. locust Angleton, TX 77515 on this day of September, 2015 .
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CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
v. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
DECLARATION
"1, Joseph lee Taylor #95109 from Brazoria County Jail 3602 Co. Rd. 45 Angleton, TX 77515, being
presently incarcerated in Brazoria County Jail in Brazoria County, Texas, declare under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and correct."
Executed on September 17, 2015
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CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS *
v.
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR
TO THE HORONABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW Joseph Lee Taylor, Defendant in the above entitled numbered cause and respectfully
files his Defendant's Motion for New Trial pursuant to Rule 21.3 Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Defendant would show unto this Court as follows:
Defendant alleges that he was convicted for the offense on or about 3rt1 day of April, 2014, did then
and there commit an offense hereafter styled the primary offense, in that said Defendant did operate a
motor vehicle in a public in Brazoria County, Texas, to wit: a public roadway, while intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary offense by the
said Defendant, on or about the gth day of November, 1979, in the County Court at Law No.9 of Harris
County,Texas, Cause No. 05700076, the said Defendant was duly and legally convicted of an offense of
driving while intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary offense by the
said Defendant, on or about the 10th day of October, 1979, in the County Court at Law No. 9 Harris
County, Texas, Cause No. 0557965, the said Defendant was duly and legally convicted of an offense of
driving while intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary offense by the
said Defendant, on or about the 4th day of May, 1995, in the County Court of Austin County, Texas,
Cause No. 13014, the said Defendant was duly and legally convicted of an offense of driving while
intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary offense by the
primary offense by the said Defendant, on or about the 20th day of April, 2005, in the County Court at
Law No. 3 of Brazoria County, Texas, Cause No. 137428B, the said Defendant was duly and legally
convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary offense by the
said Defendant, on or about the 4th day of November, 2009, in the 177th District Court of Harris County,
Texas, Cause No. 1239426, the said Defendant was duly and legally convicted of an offense of driving
while intoxicated;
ENHANCEMENT PARAGRAPHS
And the Grand Jurors Aforesaid do further present that before the commission of the primary offense,
on or about the 7th day of November, 1983, in Cause Number 0889774 in the 184th District Court of
Harris County, Texas, the defendant was convicted of the felony of Robbery;
And the Grand Jurors Aforesaid do further present that before the commission of the primary offense,
and after the conviction in Paragraph One of the Enhancement allegation was final the defendant
committed the felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance and was convicted on or about the 22"d
day of July, 1993, in Cause No. 0669865, in the 182"d District Court of Harris County, Texas; against the
peace and dignity of the State.
II
The Prosecutor moved to transfer documents of an additional indictment in Cause No. 73922 & 76613-
CR on August 17, 2015, which is are-indictment of the case in cause number 73922.
Defendant's attorney Zachary S. Maloney filed Defendant's Election As To Punishment and, prior to
the commencement of voir dire, elects for the jury to assess punishment in the event of conviction on
August 17, 2015.
After the Court hearing the evidence, the Jury rendered a guilty verdict from the Charge of the Court
instruction per se on August 18, 2015, and the Defendant's counsel mislead him into a change in
punishment for sentencing on August 19, 2015. The trial Court assessed punishment at 26 years
confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal justice -Institutional Division for the offense pursuant
to Texas Penal Code Section 49.09(b) supra.
Ill
Defendant alleges that he is entitled to a setting, docketing and a hearing of his Motion for a New Trial
to hear evidence to determine the merits for relief on the following grounds:
1) Denial of a fair trial pursuant to ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to protect the
Defendant's rights to a effective assistance pursuant to the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 14th Amendments
of the United States Constitution and cited authorities; a) counsel failed to file motion to suppress
the blood withdrawal at the Hospital from an accident that occurred on the day in question, in
drunk-driving investigations, the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not
constitute an exigency in every case sufficient to justify conducting a blood test without a warrant.
The Fourth Amendment provides in relevant part that "[t)he right of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause." Our cases have held that a
warrantless search of the person is reasonable only if it falls within a recognized exception. See,
e.g., United States v. Robinson, 414 U>S. 218, 224 (1973). That principle applies to the type of
search at issue in this case, which involved a compelled physical intrusion beneath Taylor's skin
and into his veins to obtain a sample of his blood for use as evidence in a criminal investigation.
Such an invasion of bodily integrity implicates an individual's "most personal and deep-rooted
expectations of privacy." Winston v. lee, 470 U.S. 753, 760 (1985); see also Skinner v. Railway
Labor Executives' Assn., 489 U.S. 602, 616 (1989).
We first considered the Fourth Amendment restrictions on such searches in Schmerber, where, as
in this case, a blood sample was drawn from a defendant suspected of driving while under the
influence of alcohol. 384 U.S., at 758. Noting that "[s]earch warrants are ordinarily required for
searches of dwellings," we reasoned that "absent an emergency, no less could be required where
intrusions into the human body are concerned," even when the search was conducted following a
lawful arrest. ld., at 770. We explained that the importance of requiring authorization by a
Ill neutral and detached magistrate~~~ before allowing a law enforcement officer to "invade
another's body in search of evidence of guilt as indisputable and great." Ibid. (quoting Johnson v.
United States, 333 U.S. 10, 13-14 (1948)). Further, counsel did not preserve the Defendant's rights
in not objecting to the evidence being introduced into evidence by waiving the Defendant's right
to preserve the challenge to the evidence in error. Holmes v. State, 248 S.W.3d 194(Tex.Crim.App.2008).
2) Counsel did not make the proper objections to the Jury Charge on the grounds that same fails to
allege an offense against this Defendant with that degree of certainty that will give Defendant
notice of the particular offense with which Defendant is charged in violation of Texas Code of
Criminal Procedure article 21.11, and fails to inform Defendant of the nature and cause of the
accusation against Defendant in violation of article I, section 10 of the Constitution of the State of
Texas, and the Sixth Amendment and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
United States in that said indictment fails to allege culpable mental state to determine the nature
of the offense [commit an offense hereafter styled the primary offense, in that said Defendant did
operate a motor vehicle in a public place in Brazoria County, Texas, to wit: a public roadway, while
intoxicated; and that the said Defendant has previously been convicted] is ground to quash the
indictment because the State did not prove the required elements as alleged in the Charge of the
Court [Our statute provides that any person who is intoxicated while driving or operating a motor
vehicle in a public place, and who has previously been convicted two or more times of the offense
of driving or operating a motor vehicle upon public road or in a public place while intoxicated,
commits the offense of Driving While Intoxicated- Felony] Counsel did not object to the Charge of
the Court that limits the State's burden of proof in misleading terms [All persons are presumed to
be innocent and no person may be be convicted unless each element of an offense is proved
beyond a reasonable doubt.] [The presumption of innocence alone is sufficient to acquit the
defendant, unless the jurors are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the defendant's guilt after
careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence in the case.]
The prosecution has the burden of proving the defendant guilty and it must do so by proving
each and every element of the offense charged beyond a reasonable doubt and if it fails to do so,
you must acquit the defendant.
[It is not required that the prosecution proves guilt beyond all possible doubt; it is required that
the prosecution's proof excludes all"reasonable doubt" concerning the defendant's guilt.]
Defendant alleges that the nature of the wording is a cause of the fact findings for the jury to
determine the meaning of the instruction that causes the minds to question the law that has been
interpreted to the jurors to understand in a specified way.
(3) Issues on motion to quash are now: (1) whether notice was adequate to prepare defense; (2)
whether there was an actual impact on ability to prepare dense; (3) extent of impact. Adams v. State,
707 S.W.2d 900 (Tex.Crim.App.1986); Walters v. State, 704 S.W.2d 330 (Tex.Crim.App.1986). See also
Sanchez v. State, 120 S.W.3d 369 (Tex.Crim.App.2003).
The trial court erred in that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction for driving while
intoxicated. Rouse v. State, 651 S.W.2d 736 (Tex.Crim.App.1983) A parking lot is not a public road for
purposes of driving while intoxicated; nevertheless, the evidence may prove the existence of a road
running through the parking lot.
Counsel did not make any attempts to research the law in this area to properly investigate a possible
defense. Nelson, 628 S.W.2d 451 (Tex.Crim.App.1982) The State showed that the defendant was
intoxicated and drove into a ditch. The evidence was insufficient to show that she drove on a public
road or highway to get into the ditch.
In the instant case, the State did not introduce evidence sufficient to prove the required element, it
was not shown that the defendant drove on a public highway. Shaw v. State, 622 S.W.2d 862(Tex.Crim.App.1981).
The defendant must be granted a new trial, or a new trial on punishment, for any of the following
reasons:
(b) when the court has misdirected the jury about the law or has committed some other material
error likely to injure the defendant's rights;
(c) when the verdict has been decided by lot or in any manner other than a fair expression of the
jurors' opinion;
(h) when the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence.
Counsel did not file a motion to quash the enhancement paragraphs on the grounds that it was over
10 years between the dates of the offense on or about the 8th day of November, 1979, in the County
Court at Law No. 9 of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 0570076 and the offense on or about the 4th day
of May, 1995, in the County Court of Austin County, Texas, Cause No. 13014, the said Defendant was
duly and legally convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated. Howard v. State, 137 S.W.3d 282(Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2004, pet. ref d) The evidence was insufficient to prove felony OWl because,
during the ten years after the defendant's first OWl conviction, he did not get another OWl conviction.
The earlier conviction was therefore not available for enhancement.
In the instant case, counsel misled his client in the punishment proceedings in changing the election
of punishment that caused harm to the outcome of the proceedings in error. Ex parte Walker, 794
S.W.2d 36 (Tex.Crim.App.1990) The defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel where in
attorney, after recommending jury sentencing and preparing an election for the jury to set
punishment, failed to file the election at the proper time. (His attempt at untimely filing was rejected
by the trial court.)
Defendant alleges that he was denied the right to effective assistance of counsel. Defendant's
conviction was void because counsel did not render effective assistance. Ex parte Walker, 777 S. W .2d
427 (Tex.Crim.App.1989) The defendant's sentence was set aside because of ineffective assistance of
counsel on punishment.
There has been a serious error committed by counsel's failure to preserve error in that the State re-
indicted the defendant before trial because of the indictment preparation concerning the
enhancement paragraphs per se and no ten day notice or waiver appears in the trial court's records
pursuant to Article 28.10(c) Code of Criminal Procedure. Defendant's conviction was void because the
court-appointed attorney was not allowed ten days to prepare for trial and there was no waiver of
right accorded defendant by statute. Ex parte Gudel, 368 S.W.2d 775 (Tex.Crim.App.1963) Denial of
the ten days allowed court appointed counsel to prepare for trial violated the statute and infringed the
rights of the accused to the assistance of counsel for his defense under the Sixth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. Under the record, the conviction cannot stand. See Exhibits attached
Zach Maloney filed on August 17, 2015, letter received additional discovery in Cause No. 73922
Defendant argues that (1)defense Counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of
reasonableness and (2) there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional error(s),
the result of the proceeding would have been different. Defendant argues that if, he knew the law in
this area he would not have allowed the attorney to misled him into changing the election to allow the
jury to sentence him and was not with the understanding of the law pursuant to enhancement
paragraph use. See Texas Penal Code section 49.09. Enhanced Offenses & Penalties
(g) A conviction may be used for purposes of enhancement under this section or enhancement under
Subchapter D, Chapter 12, but not under both this section and Subchapter D.
Defendant argues that the trial court committed error in assessing the sentence by using the
enhancements to enhance the misdemeanor OWl to a felony that the statute does not allow to use
both for punishment purposes under Chapter D Texas Penal Code section 12.42(0) See Ex parte Miller,
310 S.W.3d (Tex.Crim.App.2011).
Defendant moves to withdraw his plea of the change of punishment due to the on the grounds that
the attorney mislead him in the area of the statute supra. Defendant has reason to believe that there
was an issue that counsel failed to consider in his judgment in his representation of his client in error
and he would not have make this error if he knew the law.
For the foregoing reasons, this Court should find that the Defendant is entitled to a new trial on guilt
and innocence and/or both on punishment. Or in the alternative find that the Defendant is entitled to
new trial pursuant to ineffective assistance of counsel.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant prays that this Court will grant a hearing to develop
the evidence to support his ineffective assistance of counsel claim against the court appointed counsel
by setting these matters before the 75th day period and after hearing the evidence grant new trial on
the merits. Or in the alternative, grant additional relief justly entitled.
3602 Co. Rd. 45
Angleton, TX 77515
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy ofthe foregoing instrument Defendant's Motion for New
Trial has been served on the opposing parties through Travis Townsend Assistant District Attorney 111
E. Locust Angleton, TX 77515, on this 17th day of September, 2015.
CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
v. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
AFFIDAVIT
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this_ day of _ _ _ _ _~ personally appeared,
who after being duly sworn and stated under oath:
"I am Joseph Lee Taylor, Defendant/Applicant in the above- entitled numbered cause. I present that I
received ineffective assistance of counsel through Zachary Maloney Attorney at Law that represented
me during trial and punishment. Counsel did not object to the evidence being introduced prior to trial
by filing a motion to suppress evidence and to preserve my rights during trial on the merits, for
preserving the rights to an appeal that caused harm to the outcome of the trial, in not objecting to the
evidence that was offered of the blood that was withdrawn at the Hospital without a warrant to
protect me rights to search and seizure of evidence used against the defendant during trial in error.
I have read the foregoing Motion for New Trial and swear that all of the allegations of fact contained
therein are true and correct."
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, on this_ day of - - - - - - - - J 2015.
My Commission Expires:
Notary Public
DECLARATION
"1, Joseph Lee Taylor #95109 from Brazoria County Jail 3602 Co. Rd. 45 Angleton, TX 77515, being
presently incarcerated in Brazoria County Jail in Brazoria County, Texas, declare under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and correct."
Executed on September 17, 2015
CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
v. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER SETTING HEARING DATE
it is ordered THAT THE HEARING ON THE Motion for New Trial is hereby set for a.m, on
the day of 2015, in the courtroom of the 239th District Court of
Brazoria County, Texas, 111 E. Locust Angleton, TX 77515.
SIGNED AND ENTERED on this_ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____, 2015.
Judge Presiding
RECElVED
SEP 17 20\5
Rhonda Barchak
Brazoria County
O\strict Clerk
CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
v. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER OF THE COURT
BE IT REMEMBERED that on this_ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ ___, 2015, it came to be heard
Defendant's Motion for New Trial on the allegations of facts contained therein. After hearing the
merits. It is this Court's Opinion that the Defendant is entitled to relief.
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant's Motion for New Trial is hereby (Granted)
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant is entitled to a New Trial on Punishment is
hereby (Granted)
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that a new trial be conducted in the above-entitled and
numbered cause.
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant is entitled to withdraw his plea of true
under misleading advice of representation is hereby (Granted)
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant is entitled to additional relief just entitled is
hereby (Granted)
SIGNED AND ENTERED on this_ day of _ _ _ _ __~ 2015.
Judge Presiding
RECEIVED
SEP 17 20t5
Rhonda Barchak
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STATE OF TEXAS
vs.
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR
DEFENDANT'S ELECTION AS TO PUNISHMENT
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Joseph Lee Taylor, the Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause,
and, prior to the commencement of voir dire, elects for the jury to assess punishment in the event
of conviction.
Respectfully submitted,
Maloney & Parks, L.L.P.
I? nlb [g IID 2925 GulfFreeway S. Ste. B #295
League City, Texas 77573
at,___ _ _o'clock M.
Tel: (7l3) 228-2277
AUG 17 2015 Fax: (866) 838-5656
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BY 'TI DEPUTY
By: 1 ..~
Zachary S. Maloney
State Bar No. 24030761
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on June Jf, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and
foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Brazoria County, Texas, by
hand delivery.
ZacharyThaloney
CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
v. * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * 239th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
AFFIDAVIT INABILITY TO PAY COST
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW Joseph Lee Taylor, Petitioner in the above entitled numbered cause and respectfully
request permission in leave to proceed on his Affidavit for Inability to Pay Cost pursuant to Rule 20.1
Rules of Appellate Procedure.
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority personally appeared under oath:
"I am Joseph Lee Taylor, Affiant in the above entitled numbered cause and state that I am without
sufficient funds to prepay the cost for the filing fees and prosecution of this Motion for New Trial and
the appeal by ordering the court reporter to prepare her notes in preparation of the statement of facts
and Clerk to prepare the record for the appellate record."
(1) The nature and amount of the party's current employment income, government-entitlement
income, and other income; $ 0 per month;
(2) The income of the party's spouse and whether that income is available to the party; unknown;
(3) Real and personal property the party owns: none;
(4) Cash the party holds and amounts on deposit that the party may withdraw; none;
(5) The party's other assets; none;
(6) The number and relationship to the party of any dependents; none;
(7) The nature and amount ofthe party's debts; none;
(8) The nature and amount of the party's monthly expenses; $ 100.00;
(9) The party's ability to obtain a loan for court costs; none no credit is available;
(10) Whether an attorney is providing free legal services to the party without a contingent fee; not at
this point and none is available; prose;
(11) Whether an attorney has agreed to pay or advance court costs; no not at this time; and
{12) If applicable, the party's lack of the skill and access to equipment necessary to prepare the
appendix, as required by Rule 38.5(d); no funds are available to pay the cost and no access to a
copier to make the necessary documents for an appeal if necessary.
I have read the allegations of fact contained herein. I state there true and correct to the best of my
knowledge.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, on this_ day of September, 2015.
My Commission Expires:
Notary Public
DECLARATION
"1, Joseph Lee Taylor #95109 from Brazoria County Ja il 3602 Co. Rd. 45 Angleton, TX 77515, being
presently incarcerated in Brazoria Jail in Brazoria County, Texas, declare under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing is true and correct."
Executed on September 17, 2015
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Case No. 76613-CR
Incident No./TRN: 0120178648
The State of Texas § In the 239th District Court
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v. § of
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Joseph Lee Taylor § Brazoria County, Texas
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State ID No.: TX-01994592 §
Judgment of Conviction by Court-Waiver of Jury Trial
Judge Presiding: Hon. Patrick Sebesta Date Judgment 08/19/2015
Entered:
Attorney for
Attorney for State: Travis Townsend Defendant: Zachary Maloney!? Q 8s I§ @
Offense for which Defendant Convicted:
Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More - Habitual
Charging Instrument; Statute for Offense:
Indictment 49.09 (b)
Date of Offense: Cle11c of Dis!rfcl Court Brnona Co., Texas
04/03/2014 BY >..)Yh, DEPUTY
Degree of Offense: Plea to Offense: Findings on Deadly Weapon:·--
Third Degree Felony Guilty N/A
Terms of Plea Bargain:
26 Years TDCJ-ID
Plea to 1•1 Enhancement Plea to znd Enhancement/Habitual
Paragraph: True Paragraph: True
Findings on 1•1 Findings on znd
Enhancement Paragraph: True Enhancement/Habitual Paragraph: True
Date Sentence Imposed: 08/19/2015 Date Sentence to Commence: 08/19/2015
Punishment and Place
of Confinement:
26 Years TDCJ-ID
This Sentence Shall Run Concurrent
D Sentence of confinement suspended, Defendant placed on community supervision for N/A
Fine: Attorney Fees: Court Costs: Restitution: Restitution Payable to:
~ Waived $384.00 1Q:!!Q 0 VICTIM (see below) 0 AGENCY/AGENT (see below)
Attachment A, Order to Withdraw Funds, is incorporated into this judgment and made a part hereof.
Sex Offender Registration Requirements do not apply to the Defendant. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. chapter 62
The age of the victim at the time ofthe offense was N/A.
Jail Time Credited: 401 Days Cost Covered by Time Served: No
AU pertinent Information, names and assessments indicated above are incorporated into the language of the judgment below by reference.
This cause was called for trial in Brazoria County, Texas. The State appeared by her District Attorney.
Counsell Waiver of Counsel (select one)
[8l Defendant appeared in person with Counsel.
D Defendant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived the right to representation by counsel in writing in open court.
Both parties announced ready for triaL Defendant waived the right of trial by jury and entered the plea indicated above.
The Court then admonished Defendant as required by law. It appeared to the Court that Defendant was mentally competent to
stand trial, made the plea freely and voluntarily, and was aware of the consequences of this plea. The Court received the plea and
entered it of record. Having heard the evidence submitted, the Court found Defendant guilty of the offense indicated above. In the
presence of Defendant, the Court pronounced sentence against Defendant.
,Judgment Conviction-No Jury 76613-CR
The Court FINDS Defendant committed the above offense and ORDERS, ADJUDGES AND DECREES that Defendant is
GUILTY of the above offense. The Court FINDS the Presentence Investigation, if so ordered, was done according to the applicable
provisions of TEx. CODE CRlM. PROC. art. 42.12 § 9.
The Court ORDERS Defendant punished as indicated above. The Court ORDERS Defendant to pay all fines, court costs, and
restitution as indicated above.
Punishment Options (select one)
~ Confinement in State Jail or Institutional Division. The Court ORDERS the authorized agent of the State of Texas or the
Sheriff of this County to take, safely convey, and deliver Defendant to the Director, Institutional Division, TDCJ. The Court
ORDERS Defendant to be confined for the period and in the manner indicated above. The Court ORDERS Defendant remanded to the
custody of the Sheriff of this county until the Sheriff can obey the directions of this sentence. The Court ORDERS that upon release
from confinement, Defendant proceed immediately to the Brazoria County Collections Department. Once there, the Court ORDERS
Defendant to pay, or make arrangements to pay, any remaining unpaid fines, court costs, and restitution as ordered by the Court
above.
D County Jail-Confinement I Confinement in Lieu of Payment. The Court ORDERS Defendant immediately committed to
the custody ofthe SheriffofBrazoria County, Texas on the date the sentence is to commence. Defendant shall be confined in the
Brazoria County Jail for the period indicated above. The Court ORDERS that upon release from confinement, Defendant shall
proceed immediately to the Brazoria County Collections Department. Once there, the Court ORDERS Defendant to pay, or make
arrangements to pay, any remaining unpaid fines, court costs, and restitution as ordered by the Court above.
0 Fine Only Payment. The punishment assessed against Defendant is for a FINE ONLY. The Court ORDERS Defendant to
proceed immediately to the Office of the Brazoria County Collections Department. Once there, the Court ORDERS Defendant to
pay or make arrangements to pay all fines and court costs as ordered by the Court in this cause.
Execution I Suspension of Sentence (select one)
~ The Court ORDERS Defendant's sentence EXECUTED.
D The Court ORDERS Defendant's sentence of confinement SUSPENDED. The Court ORDERS Defendant placed on community
supervision for the adjudged period (above) so long as Defendant abides by and does not violate the terms and conditions of
community supervision. The order setting forth the terms and conditions of community supervision is incorporated into this
judgment by reference.
The Court ORDERS that Defendant is given credit noted above on this sentence for the time spent incarcerated.
Furthermore. the following special findings or orders apply:
N/A
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Patrick Sebesta, Judge Presiding
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RANGE OF
0 I sr- 5-99 years or Life up to $10,000 Fine 0 STATE JAIL FELONY - 180 days- 2 years State Jail up to $10,000 Fine
PUNISHMENT
D;No- 2-20 years TDC up to $10,000 Fine 0 12.44a PC- 0-365 days county jail
@'3RD -2-10 years TDC up to $10,000 Fine 0 OTHER_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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CJIS CODE: 0 Felony 0 Misdemeanor
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ENDAN UST ENTER PLEA ON OR BEFORE OR OFFER EXPIRES.
ENHANCEMENT WAIVED: RESTITUTION/REPARATION: NAME, A.JDRESS AND AMOUNT:
DEFERRED PROBATION:
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REGULAR PROBATION: at :>-~~ o'clock _!-; M.
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STATE JAIL: ~J._ p._~
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COUNTY JAIL: BY----- co DEPUTY
FINE: AFFIRMATIVE FINDINGS:
JAIL TIME CREDIT:
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Deadly Weapon: 0 YES I Family Violence: 0 YES I Age-Based Sex Offense:
DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION TIME:' OWl Ignition Motor Interlock: 0 YES
DEFENDANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF FINES, COURT.COSTS, AND ANY COURT APPOINTED
I Motor Fuel Theft:
0 YES
0 YES
ATTORNEY FEES HEREIN; DEFENDANT HEREBY WAIVES APPEAL ON GUlL T/INNOCENCE AND PUNISHMENT
SPECIAL TERMS OF PROB: o hours Inmate Community Service o Domestic Violence Addendum
o _ _/ 60 consecutive days county jail, day for day; or o $ _ _ _ Crime Stoppers Fee o Sex Offender Addendum
o _ _ _/160 /120 hours community service( circle one) o Substance Abuse Caseload o Mental Health Addendum
Minimum 120 hours
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I UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF THE PLEA AGREEMENT STATED ABOVE. I ACCEPT THE PLEA AGREEMENT AND REQUEST THE
COURT TO ACCEPT IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I AM RECEIVING PROBATION THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF PROBATION WHICH I ACCEPT. I UNDERSTAND THAT AS A TERM OF PROBATION I HAVE CHOSEN COMMUNITY
SERVICE IN LIEU OF JAIL TIME. I AM REPRESENTING TO THE COURT THAT I AM PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I COME BACK AT A LATER DATE AND TELL THE COURT THAT I AM NOT
CAPABLE OF PERFORMING COMMUNITY SERVICE THEN THE FULL AMOUNT OF JAIL TIME WILL BE ORDERED.
DEFENDANT'S STREET ADDRESS:
DEFENDANT'S l'vlAILING ADDRESS:
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STATED ABOVE AND I JOIN IN HIS/HER REQUEST FOR THE COURT TO ACCEPT IT.
BARIDNO Z..'1?)o J
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THE PLEA AGREEMENT STATED ABOVE ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE STATE'S OFFER~.~
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ASSIST ANT CRIMINAL DIS CT A TIORNEY
BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS [Rev 01 / 14]
"l also waive the right to be accuseu by indictment where proceeding by informatior1 ,.; pursuant to Art. 1.141 C.C.P. I also give
up my right to confidentiality pursuant to Art. 42.12 (9) C.C.P. I stipulate that the information contained in affidavits, witness statements
and exhibits introduced herein are true and correct and if the witnesses were called to testify that they would testify substantially in
accordance with the information contained therein. I also waive and give up the 30 days provided in which to file a motion for new trial,
motion for arrest of judgment and notice of appeal and I waive my right to appeal. I understand that ifl am probation eligible, prior to the
imposition of sentence the Court shall direct a supervision officer to prepare a pre-sentence report unless I agree to waive that
requirement. After consultation with my attorney, I waive that requirement. I completely understand all of the written waivers,
stipulations and motions herein stated in connection with the plea, and each was done freely, voluntarily, and intelligently."
The State and I mutually recommend to the Court the punishment in this case be assessed at: 26 (DsysA\'IaRtt:.s/Y ears)
(B~ria Cooney JailffDCJ-Institutional Division I St*-hii-Dn is ion), and a fine of$ 0.00, L_) Repayment of cost and
attorney fees or L_) Cost and attorney fees covered by jail time.
I agree and stipulate that my jail credit for time served is 401 days.
( ) Guilty Plea: Understanding and agreeing to all of the above, I freely and voluntarily plead guilty and confess my guilt to
have committed each and every element of the offense(s) alleged in the indictment or information by which I have been
charged in this case and I agree and stipulate that the facts contained in the indictment or information are true and
correct and constitute the evidence in this case. Where the State is proceeding on a lesser included offense arising out of
said indictment or information, I plead guilty and confess my guilt to having committed each and every element of the
~sser included offense only.
~l~ plead true to the enhancements pled in this case and not abandoned by the State.
~ Dated this _f1!'!~ay of 1/- ~lr fit->f. J~IJII ?Ar
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IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
THE GRAND JURY, for the County of . Brazo~ia, State of Texas, duly selected,
empaneled, sworn, charged, and organized as such for the District Court of said County, upon
their oatbs present in and to said court that JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR, hereinafter styled
Defendant, on or about the 3rd day . of April, 2014, and before the presentment of this
indictment, in the County and State aforesaid, did then and there commit an offense hereafter
styled the primary offense, in that said Defendant did operate a motor vehicle in a public place
in Brazoria County, Texas, to wit: a public roadway, while intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary
offense by the said Defendant, on or about the 8th. day of November, 1979, in the County Court
at Law No. 9 of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 0570076, the said Defendant was duly and
legally convicted of an offense of driving while intoxiCated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary
offense by the said Defendant, on or about the I Oth day of October, 1979, in the County Court at
Law No. 9 of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 0557965, the said Defendant was duly and
legally convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated;
And it is further presented to said court that prior to the commission of the primary
offense by the said Defendant, on or about the 4th day of November, 2009, in the 177th District · . · ..
Court of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 1239426, the said Defendant was duly and le~J~ [b (g·@
convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated; at o'dock M.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS § INTHE239TH
vs. § DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR § BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
CHARGEOFTHECOURT
MEMBERS OF THE JURY:
The Defendant, JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR, stands charged by indictment with the
offense of Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, a1leged to have been committed on or
about the 3RD day of April, 2014, in Brazoria County, Texas. To this charge, the Defendant
has pleaded not guilty. You are instructed that the law applicable to this case is as follows:
Our statute provides that any person who is intoxicated while driving or operating a
motor vehicle in a public place, and who has previously been convicted two or more times
of the oftense of driving or operating a motor vehicle upon a public road or in a public place
while intoxicated, commits the offense of Driving While Intoxicated- Felony.
"Public place" means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the
public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets and highways.
"Motor vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be
transported or drawn on a highway.
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The tenn "Intoxicated" means not having the nonnal use of mental or physical
faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol into the body, or by having an alcohol
concentration of0.08 or more.
Now bearing in mind the foregoing instructions, if you believe from the evidence
beyond a reasonable doubt. that the defendant, JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR, on or about the
3rd day of April, 2014, and before the presentment of this indictment, in the County and
State aforesaid, did then and there commit an offense hereafter styled the primary offense,
in that said Defendant did operate a motor vehicle in a public place in Brazoria County.
Texas, to wit: a public roadway, while intoxicated~ and that the said Defendant has
previously been convicted of the following:
on or about the 8th day of November, 1979, in the County Court at Law No. 9 of
Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 0570076, the said Defendant was duly and legally
convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated;
on or about the lOth day of October, 1979, in the County Court at Law No. 9 of
Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 0557965, the said Defendant was duly and legally
convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated;
on or about the 4th day of May, 1995, in the County Court of Austin County,
Texas, Cause No. 130l4, the said Defendant was duly and legally convicted of an offense
of driving while intoxicated;
on or about the 20th day of April, 2005, in the County Court at Law No. 3 of
Brazoria County, Texas, Cause No. 1374288, the said Defendant was duly and legally
convicted of an offense of driving while intoxicated;
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on or about the 4th day of November, 2009, in the I 77th District Court of Harris
County, Texas, Cause No. 1239426, the said Defendant was duly and legally convicted of
an offense of driving while intoxicated then you will find the defendant, JOSEPH LEE
TAYLOR, guilty of the offense of Driving While Intoxicated 3rct, or More, as set forth in
the indictment.
Unless you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the
Defendant is guilty, or if you have a reasonable doubt thereat: you will acquit the Defendant
of Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More and say by your verdict not guilty.
You arc further instructed that these five (5) prior convictions, if any, are to be
considered for jurisdictional purposes only, and cannot be considered by you as a
circumstance tending to prove that the Defendant was operating a motor vehicle in a public
place while intoxicated on or about April 3, 2014.
All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted unless each
clement of an offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The fact that a defendant has
been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or otherwise charged with an offense gives rise to
no inference of guilt at his trial. The law does not require a defendant to prove his
innocence or produce any evidence at all. The presumption of innocence alone is sufficient
to acquit the defendant, unless the jurors arc satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the
defendant's guilt after careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence in the case.
The prosecution has the burden of proving the defendant guilty and it must do so by
proving each and every element of the offense charged beyond a reasonable doubt and if it
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fails to do so, you must acquit the defendant.
It is not required that the prosecution proves guilt beyond all possible doubt; it is
required that the prosecution's proof excludes all "reasonable doubt" concerning the
defendant's guilt
In the event you have a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt after considering
all the evidence before you, and these instructions, you will acquit him and say by your
verdict "Not Guilty".
You are limited m your deliberations upon a verdict to the consideration and
discussion of such facts and circumstances only as were admitted in evidence, or as are
reasonably deducible from the evidence, and no juror is permitted to communicate to any
other juror anything she or he may have heard regarding the case or any witness therein,
from any source other than the witness stand. In deliberating on the cause you are not to
refer to or discuss any matter or issue not in evidence before you; nor talk about this case to
anyone not of your jury.
During your deliberations you are instructed that you should not consider the
remarks, rulings or actions of the judge presiding during this trial as any indication of the
Court's opinion as to the existence or nonexistence of any fact or as an indication of the
Court's opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
You are the exclusive judges of the facts proved, of the credibility of the witnesses,
and of the weight to be given to the testimony, but you are bound to receive the law from
the Court which is herein given you and be governed thereby.
You have been pennitted to take notes during the testimony in this case. In the event
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any of you took notes, you may rely on your notes during your deliberations. However, you
may not share your notes with the other jurors and you should not permit the other jurors to
share their notes with you. You may not use your notes as authority to persuade your fellow
jurors. In your deliberations, give no more and no less weight to the views of a fellow juror
just because that juror did or did not take notes. Your notes are not official transcripts.
They are personal memory aids, just like the notes of the judge and the notes of the lawyers.
Notes are valuable as a stimulant to your memory. On the other hand, you might make an
error in observing or you might make a mistake in recording what you have seen or heard.
Your deliberations at this time are limited solely to the issue of the guilt or innocence
of the defendant of the offense charged, and you are not authorized to discuss punishment,
if any, to be imposed.
After argument of counsel, you will retire and select one of your members as your
presiding juror. It is her or his duty to preside at your deliberations and to vote with you in
arriving at a verdict. Your verdict must be unanimous, and after you have arrived at your
verdict, you may use the forms attached hereto by having your presiding juror sign her or
his name. Your presiding juror will sign one form only.
After you have retired to consider your verdict, no one has the authority to
communicate with you except the officer, bailiff of the Court, who has you in charge. In the
event you desire to communicate with the Court on any matter in connection with your
deliberations, your presiding juror will notify the bailiff: who will inform the Court thereof:
Any communication relative to the cause must be written, signed by the presiding juror and
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BY (..:&. DEPUTY
THE STATE OF TEXAS § INTHE239TH
VS. § DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR § BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
VERDICT
We, the jury, find the Defendant, JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR, guilty of the offense of
Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, as charged in the indictment.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE 239TH
VS. § DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR § BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
VERDICT
We, the jwy, find the Defendant, JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR, not guilty of the offense
of Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, as charged in the indictment.
PRESIDING JUROR
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JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR § BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
DEFENDANT'S ELECTION AS TO PUNISHMENT
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Joseph Lee Taylor, the Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause,
and, prior to the commencement of voir dire, elects for the jury to assess punishment in the event
of conviction.
Respectfully submitted,
Maloney & Parks, L.L.P.
2925 GulfFreeway S. Ste. B #295
IPUl6miiD League City, Texas 77573
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Tel: (713) 228-2277
AUG 17 2015 Fax: (866) 838-5656
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BY DEPUTY Zachary S. Maloney
State Bar No. 24030761
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on June If, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and
foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Brazoria County, Texas, by
hand delivery.
ZacharyTMa!oney
CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
v. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER SETIING HEARING DATE
it is ordered THAT THE HEARING ON THE Motion for New Trial is hereby set for a.m, on
· the day of 2015, in the courtroom of the 239th District Court of
Brazoria County, Texas, 111 E. Locust Angleton, TX 77515.
SIGNED AND ENTERED on this_ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __J 2015.
Judge Presiding
RECEIVED
SEP 17 2015
Rhonda Barchak
Brazoria County
Dfstrfct Clerk
CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
v. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER OF THE COURT
BE IT REMEMBERED that on this_ day of 2015, it came to be heard
Defendant's Motion for New Trial on the allegations of facts contained therein. After hearing the
merits. It is this Court's Opinion that the Defendant is entitled to relief.
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant's Motion for New Trial is hereby (Granted)
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant is entitled to a New Trial on Punishment is
hereby (Granted)
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that a new trial be conducted in the above-entitled and
numbered cause.
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant is entitled to withdraw his plea of true
under misleading advice of representation is hereby (Granted)
It is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, that the Defendant is entitled to additional relief just entitled is
hereby (Granted)
SIGNED AND ENTERED on this_ day of _ _ _ _ _--' 2015.
Judge Presiding
RECEIVED
SEP 1 7 2015
Rhonda Barchak
Brazoria County
District Clerk
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant prays that this Court will grant a hearing to develop
the evidence to support his ineffective assistance of counsel claim against the court appointed counsel
by setting these matters before the 75th day period and after hearing the evidence grant new trial on
the merits. Or in the alternative, grant additional relief justly entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph Lee Taylor#95109
3602 Co. Rd. 45
Angleton, TX 77515
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument Defendant's Motion for New
Trial has been served on the opposing parties through Travis Townsend Assistant District Attorney 111
E. Locust Angleton, TX 77515, on this 17th day of ~tember,mlS.
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CAUSE NO. 76613-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL
V. * DISTRICT COURT OF
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
AFFIDAVIT
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this _day of _ _ _ _ _ __J personally appeared,
who after being duly sworn and stated under oath:
"I am Joseph lee Taylor, Defendant/Applicant in the above- entitled numbered cause. I present that I
received ineffective assistance of counsel through Zachary Maloney Attorney at law that represented
me during trial and punishment. Counsel did not object to the evidence being introduced prior to trial
by filing a motion to suppress evidence and to preserve my rights during trial on the merits, for
preserving the rights to an appeal that caused harm to the outcome of the trial, in not objecting to the
evidence that was offered of the blood that was withdrawn at the Hospital without a warrant to
protect me rights to search and seizure of evidence used against the defendant during trial in error.
I have read the foregoing Motion for New Trial and swear that all of the allegations of fact contained
therein are true and correct."
Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, on this_ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ __, 2015 .
My Commission Expires:
Notary Public
DECLARATION
"I, Joseph lee Taylor #95109 from Brazoria County Jail 3602 Co. Rd. 45 Angleton, TX 77515, being
presently incarcerated in Brazoria County Jail in Brazoria County, Texas, declare under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and correct."
Executed on September 17, 2015
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THE STATE OF TEXAS * IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ~ttl IV\ DEPUTY
v. * BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
JOSEPH LEE TAYLOR * 239th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
AFFIDAVIT INABILITY TO PAY COST
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW Joseph lee Taylor, Petitioner in the above entitled numbered cause and respectfully
request permission in leave to proceed on his Affidavit for Inability to Pay Cost pursuant to Rule 20.1
Rules of Appellate Procedure.
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority personally appeared under oath:
"I am Joseph lee Taylor, Affiant in the above entitled numbered cause and state that I am without
sufficient funds to prepay the cost for the filing fees and prosecution of this Motion for New Trial and
the appeal by ordering the court reporter to prepare her notes in preparation of the statement of facts
and Clerk to prepare the record for the appellate record."
(1) The nature and amount of the party's current employment income, government-entitlement
income, and other income; $ 0 per month;
(2) The income of the party's spouse and whether that income is available to the party; unknown;
(3) Real and personal property the party owns: none;
(4) Cash the party holds and amounts on deposit that the party may withdraw; none;
(5) The party's other assets; none;
(6) The number and relationship to the party of any dependents; none;
(7) The nature and amount of the party's debts; none;
(8) The nature and amount ofthe party's monthly expenses; $ 100.00;
(9) The party's ability to obtain a loan for court costs; none no credit is available;
(10) Whether an attorney is providing free legal services to the party without a contingent fee; not at
this point and none is available; pro se;
(11) Whether an attorney has agreed to pay or advance court costs; no not at this time; and
(12) If applicable, the party's lack of the skill and access to equipment necessary to prepare the
appendix, as required by Rule 38.5(d); no funds are available to pay the cost and no access to a
copier to make the necessary documents for an appeal if necessary.
I have read the allegations of fact contained herein. I state there true and correct to the best of my
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knowledge.
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