ORAL ARGUMENT NOT REQUESTED
NO. 12-14-00130-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 12 JUDICIAL DISTRICT TH TYLER, TEXAS

JAWORSKI ADKINS, APPELLANT
VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

ON APPEAL IN CAUSE NUMBER 114-1676-13 FROM THE 114 JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TH OF SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS HONORABLE CHRISTI KENNEDY, JUDGE PRESIDING

APPELLANT’S BRIEF

JAMES W. HUGGLER, JR. 100 E. FERGUSON, SUITE 805 TYLER, TEXAS 75702 903-593-2400 STATE BAR NUMBER 00795437
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT ACCEPTED 12-14-00130-cr TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

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APPELL ANT: Jawo rski Adkins
APPELL ANT’S T RIAL COUNS EL A. Mel vin Tho mpso n 2108 S out h W all St re et Tyl er , Te xas 7570 1 903- 596- 7856
APPELL ANT’S APP ELLATE COUNS EL Jam es Huggl er 100 E. Fe rguso n, Suit e 805 Tyl er , Te xas 7570 2 903- 593- 2400 903- 593- 3830 (f

ax)
APPELL EE The S ta te o f T ex as APPELL EE’S TRIAL CO UNSEL Jaco b Putm an Chris Gat ew oo d Sm it h Co unty Crim inal Dist ric t Att or ney ’s Offi ce 100 N. Bro adwa y, 4 F lo or t h Tyl er , Te xas 7570 2 903- 590- 1720 903- 590- 1719 (f

ax)
APPELL EE’S APPELL ATE CO UNSEL Michae l We st Sm it h Co unty Crim inal Dist ric t Att or ney ’s Offi ce 100 N. Bro adwa y, 4 F lo or t h Tyl er , Te xas 7570 2 903- 590- 1720 903- 590- 1719 (f

ax)

iiT A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

P A G E
ID ENTIT Y O F PARTI ES AND COUNS EL.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF AUTHORI TI ES.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v ST ATEMENT OF THE CAS E.

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IS SUES P RESENTED

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I S S U E O N E : T H E R E W A S L E G A L L Y I N S U F F I C I E N T E V I D E N C E T O F I N D A P P E L L A N T G U I L T Y O F T H E O F F E N S E O F A G G R A V A T E D R O B B E R Y

. I S S U E T W O : T H E R E W A S L E G A L L Y I N S U F F I C I E N T E V I D E N C E T O F I N D T H E U S E O R E X H I B I T I O N O F A D E A D L Y W E A P O N

. I S S U E T H R E E : T H E J U D G M E N T C O N T A I N S A C L E R I C A L E R R O R W H I C H D O E S N O T A C C U R A T E L Y R E F L E C T T H E T R I A L P R O C E E D I N G S

. ST ATEMENT OF FACTS

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SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT.

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ARGUMENT.

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IS SUE ONE, RES TATED.

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IS SUE TW O, RES TATED.

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A. St andard of

Re vie w.
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iiiB. Law Re quiri ng Disp lay o f W ea po n.
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C. Applic at io n t o The se Fact s.
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IS SUE THREE, RESTAT ED.

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PRAYER FO R RELI EF.

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CERTIF ICATE OF SERVI CE.

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CERTIF ICATE OF COMPL IANCE.

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ivT A B L E O F A U T H O R I T I E S

S T A T U T E S T E X

. C O D E O F C R IM

. P R O C

. A N N

. Art

. 42. 01 §1 (Ve rno n 20 13).

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. C O D E O F C R IM

. P R O C

. A N N

. Art

. 42. 12§ 3g( a)(1 )(F) (Ve rno n 20 13).

. 9 T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §1 .0 7(a) (17) (A) (Ve rno n 20 13).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §2 9. 02(a )(2) (Ve rno n 20 13).

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. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §2 9. 03(a )(2) (Ve rno n 20 13).

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C A S E S Banks v

. St at e , 708 S. W. 2d 460, 4 61-6 2 (Te x. Cri m. App. 1 986)

. . . . 9, 1 0 Bigl ey v
. St at e , 865 S. W. 2d 26, 2 7 (Te x. Cri m. App. 1 993)

. . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cate s v
. St at e , 102 S. W. 3d 735, 7 38 (Te x. Cri m. App. 2 003)

. . . . . . . . . . 6 Fo rce y v. S ta te , 265 S. W. 3d 921, 9 25 (Te x. App. – Aust in 2 008,

no pe t. ).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jackso n v
. Virg inia , 443 U.S

. 307, 3 15-1 6, 9 9 S. Ct

. 2781 , 2786 -787 6 1 L. Ed.2 d 5 60 (197 9).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 Jo hnson v. S ta te , 871 S. W. 2d 183, 1 86 (Te x. Cri m. App. 1 993)

. . . . . 4, 5 McCray v
. St at e , 876 S. W. 2d 214, 2 17 (Te x. App. – Be aumo nt 1994 , no pe t. ).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pat te rso n v
. St at e , 769 S. W. 2d 938, 9 41 (Te x. Cri m. App. 1 989)

. . . . . . 6 Pit te v
. St at e , 102 S. W. 3 d 7 86, 7 92 (Te x. App. – T ex arkana 2003 , no pe t. ).

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. Flo rida , 457 U.S

. 31, 4 1-42 , 102 S. Ct

. 2211 , 2217 -218 , 7 2 L. Ed.2 d 6 52 (198 2).

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Tho mpso n v
. St at e , 108 S. W. 3d 287, 2 90 (Te x. Cri m. App. 2 003)

. . . . . . 9 Wi lli ams v. S ta te , 827 S. W. 2d 614, 6 16 (Te x. App. – Ho usto n [1 D ist .] 1992 , pe t. r ef ’d).

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vR U L E S

T E X

. R. A P P

. P. 9 .4

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T E X

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. P. 3 8.

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Te x. R. App. P ro c. 4 3. 2(b)

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JAWO RSK I ADKI NS, § IN THE CO URT OF APPEALS APPELL ANT § § VS. § 12 J UDI CIAL DI ST RICT T H § THE S TATE OF TEXAS, § APPELL EE § TYLER, T EXAS

A P P E L L A N T ’ S B R I E F
T O T H E H O N O R A B L E C O U R T O F A P P E A L S A N D T H E J U S T I C E S T H E R E O F :
Com es now Jawo rski Adkins (“ Appe llant ” ) , by and thro ugh his

at to rne y of re co rd, Jam es Huggl er , and pursuant to the pro visi ons of T E X

. R. A P P

. P R O C .3 8, et se q. , re spe ct fully subm it s t his b rie f o n app ea l.

S T A T E M E N T O F T H E C A S E Appe llant was indict ed in cause numbe r 114- 1676 -13 fo r the fe lo ny
of fe nse of Aggr ava te d Rob be ry, a firs t de gre e fe lo nie s as alle ge d. I CR 1. 1

T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §2 9. 03(a )(2) (Ve rno n 2013 ). A jury was sele ct ed ,

1 T he Clerk’ s Record is designated “ CR” w ith an arab ic nu m eral follow ing “ CR” specify ing the cor rect page in the reco rd

. T he reco rd for trial cause nu m ber 11 4-03 29 -09 is designated “ CR- A ”; the reco rd in trial cause nu m ber 11 4-03 30 -09 is designated “C R- B”; and the trial c ause nu m ber in 11 4-03 31 -09 is d esign ated “ CR- C”.

1and fo llo wing ev ide nce and arg ume nt of co unsel fo und Mr. Adkins guil ty

of the agg rav at ed ro bbe ry as charg ed in the i ndict me nt. I CR 95 ; XI RR

55. Fo llo wing the punishme nt phase of tr ial, the jury asse sse d a sent enc e 2
of t we nty -t wo y ea rs wit h no fine. I CR 11 9; XI I RR 62

. No ti ce o f a ppe al

was ti me ly file d. I CR 131. This brie f is ti me ly file d on or be fo re January
12, 2 015 fo llo wing pr op er e xt ensi on by this Co urt.

I S S U E P R E S E N T E D
I S S U E O N E : T H E R E W A S L E G A L L Y I N S U F F I C I E N T E V I D E N C E T O F I N D A P P E L L A N T G U I L T Y O F T H E O F F E N S E O F A G G R A V A T E D R O B B E R Y

. I S S U E T W O : T H E R E W A S L E G A L L Y I N S U F F I C I E N T E V I D E N C E T O F I N D T H E U S E O R E X H I B I T I O N O F A D E A D L Y W E A P O N

. I S S U E T H R E E : T H E J U D G M E N T C O N T A I N S A C L E R I C A L E R R O R W H I C H D O E S N O T A C C U R A T E L Y R E F L E C T T H E T R I A L P R O C E E D I N G S

.

S T A T E M E N T O F T H E F A C T S Appe llant was indict ed i n ca use numbe r 114- 1676 -13 and charg ed
wit h the firs t de gre e fe lo ny of fe nse of Aggr ava te d Rob be ry. I CR 1. T E X

. Refer ence s to the Reporter’ s Record a re ma de using “RR” with a roma n numera l prec eding 2 “RR” indicating the volume and a n ara bic numera l following “ RR” specify ing the corr ect pa g e. 2P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §2 9. 03(a )(2) (Ve rno n 20 13).

Mr. Adkins had a jury tr ial on bo th the iss ue o f g uilt and punishme nt. This indict me nt oc curre d on Oct ob er 11, 2013 and invo lve d

an incide nt at the Cono co Cre ws ‘n Buy Mart in Lindal e, Te xas. X RR 16.
Claude tt e Phe lps and Dar thia Murray we re cle rks a t t he sto re
. Mr.
Adkins cam e in , and aft er spe aking wit h one of the cle rks, re ache d into
the r eg ist er a nd g rabb ed m one y. X RR 32.
Fo llo wing ev ide nce , the jury found Mr. Adkins guilt y of the of fe nse
of agg rav at ed ro b b er y. I CR 95; XI RR 55. Fo llo wing punishme nt

ev ide nce pre sent ed by bo th the St at e a nd Mr. Adkins, the jury asse sse d

a sent enc e of

2 2 ye ars co nfine me nt. I CR 11 9; XI I RR 62

. A furt her di scussio n o f t he fact s i s i nclude d i n t he arg ume nt

sec ti on of

t his b rie f.

S U M M A R Y O F A R G U M E N T
The maj or issue in this case are the use o r e x hi b i t io n of a de adly

we apo n. In the firs t tw o issue s, Appe llant sta t e s that the ev ide nce is
le gal ly insuffic ie nt to est abli sh the el em ent of use or ex hibit io n of a de adly

3we apo n. The judg me nt fo r agg rav at ed ro bbe ry in that case should be

re ve rse d.
The final issue rais ed by App e l l a nt re lat es to the inco rre ct finding
of the use of a de adly we apo n in the judg me nt, whe n the re was no finding by the j ury to suppo rt t hat finding

.

A R G U M E N T
I S S U E O N E , R E S T A T E D : T H E R E W A S L E G A L L Y I N S U F F I C I E N T E V I D E N C E T O F I N D A P P E L L A N T G U I L T Y O F T H E O F F E N S E O F A G G R A V A T E D R O B B E R Y

. I S S U E T W O , R E S T A T E D : T H E R E W A S L E G A L L Y I N S U F F I C I E N T E V I D E N C E T O F I N D T H E U S E O R E X H I B I T I O N O F A D E A D L Y W E A P O N

.

A

. S t a nd a r d o f R e v i e w Appe llant co nte nds that the ev ide nce i s le gal ly insuffic ie nt to

suppo rt the ve rdic t. The sta ndard fo r re vie wing a le gal suffic ie ncy

c halle nge is whe the r any rat io nal tr ie r of fact co uld have fo und t he

ess ent ial el em ent s of the of fe nse be yo nd a re aso nable do ubt. Se e Jackso n

v
. Virg inia , 443 U.S

. 307, 315- 16, 99 S. Ct. 2781 , 2786 -787 , 61 L. Ed. 2d
560 (197 9); see also Jo hnson v. St at e , 871 S

. W

. 2 d 1 8 3 , 186 (Te x. Crim

. 4App. 1993 ). The ev ide nce is ex ami ned i n t he l ight mo st fav or able to the

ve rdic t. Se e Jackso n , 443 U.S

. at 3 2 0 , 99 S. Ct. at 2789 ; Jo hnson , 871
S. W. 2d at 186. A succe ssful le gal suffic ie ncy chall eng e w i l l r e s ult in

re ndit io n of an acqui tt al by the re vie wing co urt. Se e Tibb s v. Flo rida , 457
U.S

. 31, 4 1-42 , 102 S. Ct

. 2211 , 2217 -218 , 72 L. Ed. 2 d 6 52 (198 2).

B

. L a w R e q ui r i ng D i s p l a y o f W e a p o n A perso n com mit s rob be ry if , “ in the course of co mm it ti ng the ft

. . . and wit h inte nt to ob ta in or mai ntai n co ntro l of the pro pe r t y , ” he
“i nte nti o na l ly or know ingl y thre at ens or plac es anot her in fe ar of
imm ine nt bo dily injury or de at h.” T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §2 9. 02(a )(2) (Ve rno n 2013 ). A pe rso n co mm it s agg rav at e d r o bbe ry if he co mm it s

ro bbe ry and “ uses or e xhibi ts a de adly w ea po n.” T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §2 9. 03(a )(2) (Ve rno n 2013 ). A fire arm , which was alle ge d t o have be en used, is a de adly we apo n pe r se
. T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. § 1

. 0 7 ( a ) ( 1 7 )(A) (Ve rno n 20 13).

C

. A p p l i c a t i o n t o T he s e F a c t s
T he accuse d nee d not ex pre ssly thre at en anot her or displ a y a
5we apo n to co mm it ro b b er y. It is suffic ie nt to co nsti tut e ro bbe ry if the

accuse d plac es the co mpl ainant in fe ar of bo dily injury to the de gre e that
‘re aso n and co mm on ex pe rie nce ’ wil l like ly induce the co mpl ainant to part

w i th the pro pe rt y aga inst his wil l. Pit te v. St at e , 102 S. W. 3d 786, 7 9 2 (Te x. App. – Te xar kana 2003 , no pe t. ). Under the ‘pla ce d in fe ar’ languag e
in §2 9. 02

. . . , t he fact finde r may co nclude that an indiv idual pe rce ive d
fe ar or was ‘pla ce d in fe ar, ’ in cir cumst ance s whe re no act ual thre at s we re

co nve ye d by the accuse d. Wi lli ams v. St at e , 827 S. W. 2d 614, 616 (Te x. App. – Houst on [1 D ist .] 1992 , pe t. r ef ’d). s t
The St at e alle ge d that Mr. Adkins used and or ex hibit ed a de adly

we apo n in the case . I CR 1; T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N . §29. 03(a )(2) (Ve rno n
2013 ). The ev ide nce must de mo nstr at e that the de adly we apo n was used

or exhi bit ed “during the transa ct io n from which” the fel ony conv ict io n is
ob ta ine d. Cate s v. St at e , 102 S. W. 3d 735, 738 (Te x. Cri m
. A p p
. 2003 ).
T he us e of a de adly we apo n during the co mm issio n of an of fe nse me ans
t ha t a de adly we apo n was em plo ye d or util ize d in or de r to achie ve i t s

purpo se. Pat te rso n v. St at e , 769 S. W. 2d 938, 941 (Te x. Crim

. App. 1989 ).
Exhibi ti on of a de adly we apo n me ans the we apo n was co nscio usly show n

or di splay ed dur ing the c om miss io n o f t he of fe nse. Id.
6T her e is no disput e that the of fe nse invo lvi ng Ms. Phe lp s w a s a
t he f t

. How ev er , Ms. Phe lps onl y saw the gun aft er the the ft w a s

co mm it te d and Mr. Adkins had le ft the sto re
. X RR 45-4 6. She re vie we d
the st or e’ s se curit y vid eo a nd sa w no gun. X RR 45-4 6. T he ot her c le rk,
Ms. Dar thia Muray did not see a gun. X RR 61. Mr. Adkins d i d not displ ay a we apo n during the the ft , and not make a sta te me nt that
indi c a t e d he had a we apo n. X RR 78. At be st, he inti mid at ed her by

co mm it ti ng t he t he ft

. X RR 79. He did not po int a gun at her , did not
thre at en to sho ot her , and did not use a gun during the the ft

. X RR 79

. Ot her wit nesse s who te sti fie d also did not see a gun i n t he s t o r e during t he theft

. Ms. Britt any Murray rev ie we d the stat em ent she gav e of fice rs and te sti fie d that sh e d i d no t s e e a gun in the sto re
. X RR 100-
101. Ms. Taw ni Spe nce r did not see a gun whe n Mr. Adkins was inside at
the r eg ist er
. X RR 11 9.

D

. C o nc l us i o n Unle ss a we apo n is act ually displ aye d to an indiv idual, a co nvic ti on fo r agg rav at ed ro bbe ry canno t stand. Whi le the el em ent s of ro bbe ry can be me t i f d ur i ng the co urse of a the ft , a pe rso n is plac ed in fe ar of

7imm ine nt bo dily injury , the el em ent s of agg rav at ed ro bbe ry re quire the

use or ex hibit io n of a de adly we apo n. T E X

. P E N A L C O D E A N N

. §§ 29. 02(a )(2)
and 29. 03(a )(2) (Ve rno n 2013 ). The thre at of a fire arm is not eno ugh. The

co nvic ti on fo r the of

fe nse of agg rav at ed ro bbe ry should be re ve rse d and an acqui tt al re nder ed o n t hat charg e of a gg rav at ed r ob be ry.

I S S U E T H R E E : T H E J U D G M E N T C O N T A I N S A C L E R I C A L E R R O R W H I C H D O E S N O T A C C U R A T E L Y R E F L E C T T H E T R I A L P R O C E E D I N G S

. In this case , t he final judgm ent re fle ct s that an affi rma ti ve finding

was made on the use of a de adly we apo n. I CR 101. How ev er , that issue

was not submi tt ed ot the jury in this case
. This er ro r should be co rre ct ed
thro ugh m od ific at io n o f t he judg me nts.
The jury fo und A p pe llant guil ty of the of fe nse of agg rav at ed

ro bbe ry, but the St at e include d a sep arat e para gra ph in the indict me nt
alle ging the use of a de adly we apo n. I CR 1. That issu e w a s not
submi tt ed to the jury

. I CR 80-9 5 and 109- 119. The jury made no finding
of a de adly we apo n in ei the r of tho se tw o c a s e s
. H ow ev er , §2 9. 03 is an
agg rav at ed fe lo ny sp e c i f i call y list ed in the co de of cri minal pro ce dure

.

8T E X

. C O D E C R IM

. P R O C

. A N N

. art

. 42. 12 §3 g(a )(1) (F) (Ve rno n 20 13).

A tr ial co urt’ s pro nounce me nt of a sent enc e is o r a l , while the judg me nt, includi ng the sent enc e asse sse d, is me re ly the wri tt en de clar at io n of the pro nounce me nt. T E X

. C O D E C R IM

. P R O C

. A N N

. art

. 42. 01 §1 (Ve rno n 2009 ); Banks v. St at e , 708 S. W. 2d 460, 461- 62 ( T e x
. Crim

. App. 1986 ). W hen the re is a confli ct bet we en t he o ral pro nounce me nt o f

sent enc e and the sent enc e in the wri tt en judg m ent , the or al

pro nounce me nt co ntro ls. Tho mpso n v
. St at e , 108 S. W. 3d 287, 290 (Te x. Crim

. App. 2003 ). The tr ial co urt pro nounce d sent enc e at 22 ye ars

co nfine me nt and no fine

. XII RR 62. Lat er i n t he pro ce ed ings, a ft er the jury had be en dischar g e d , t he co urt sta te d the sent enc e aga in and
include d languag e re gar ding a de adly we apo n. XII RR 65. How ev er , that

was in e rro r be cause o f t he lack of a n af firm at ive fi nding by the j ury. The Court of Appe als ma y mo dify a tria l co urt’ s judgm ent . T E X

. R.
A P P

. P. 43. 2(b) (Ve rno n 2014 ). The co urts of appe al s ha v e t he autho rit y
to re fo rm judg me nts, wit h said re fo rma ti ons not lim it ed to me re ly cle ric al
mist ake s. Bigl ey v. St at e , 865 S. W. 2d 26, 27 (Te x. Crim

. App. 1993 ).
W he n the co urt has the nec ess ary dat a and ev ide nce be fo re it f o r

re fo rma ti on, the judg me nt and sent enc e may be re fo r m ed on appe al.
9Banks , 708 S. W. 2d at 4 62.

A co urt of appe als mo difi ed a judg me nt to re fle ct the act ual thir d
de gre e of

fe ns e of kidnaping rat her than a highe r of fe nse. McCray v. St at e , 876 S. W. 2d 214, 217 (Te x. App. – Bea umo nt 1994 , no pe t. ) Se e also
Fo rce y v. St at e , 265 S .W .3 d 921, 925 (Te x. App. – Austin 2008 , no pe t. ) ( J ud g me nt mo difi ed to re fle ct fine amo unt of $2, 000 pursuant to p l e a
agr ee me nt rat her than $10, 000 fine imp ose d). Bec ause th e jury did not

co nside r the issue of use of a de adl y w e a p o n, , this Court can mo dify the judg me nts to c om po rt w it h t he re co rd. T E X

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. P. 4 3. 2(b)

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WHEREFO RE, PREMIS ES CONS ID ERED , Appe llant re spe ct fully

pray s that the tr ial co urt’ s de cisi on be re ve rse d and judg me nt of acqui tt al

re nder ed ; or in the alt er nati ve , if thi s C o ur t onl y susta ins issue one or
tw o, that the judg me nt be mo difi ed , and fo r ot her such re lie f as allo we d by law

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Respe ct fully subm it te d,
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A tr ue and c o r r e c t co py of the fo re go ing Brie f of the Appe llant has be en fo rwa rde d to counse l fo r the St at e by reg ular ma il o n this the 11 day of t h January , 2015

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Att or ney fo r the S ta te : Mr. Mi chae l We st Sm it h Co unty Crim inal Dist ric t Att or ney ’s Offi ce 100 N. Bro adwa y, 4 F lo or t h Tyl er , Te xas 7570 2

C E R T I F I C A T E O F C O M P L I A N C E I ce rt ify t hat this Bri ef c om plie s w it h Te x. R. App. P

. 9. 4, spe cifi call y using 14 po int Cent ury fo nt and c ont ains 2, 538 wo rds as co unte d b y Cor el W or dPe rfe ct v er sio n x 5.

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