### IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

EX PARTE § § HUMBERTO GARZA, § TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS § NO. WR 78,113-01 APPLICANT § §

____________________ RENEWED MOTION FOR ORDER TO CLERK OF CONVICTING COURT TO TRANSMIT TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS FILINGS OMITTED FROM THE RECORD OF THIS CASE, AND MOTION FOR THE COURT TO ABATE PROCEEDINGS PENDING COMPLETION OF THE RECORD.
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: On April 15, 2015, Applicant Humberto Garza III, through counsel, filed a “Motion for Order to Clerk of Convicting Court to Transmit to the Court of Criminal Appeals Filings Omitted from the Record of this Case,” of which a copy is attached. That Motion has never been ruled upon. The Clerk of the Convicting Court has, nonetheless, almost entirely remedied the deficiencies in the record of this capital habeas corpus case noted in that previous motion. However, there remains one significant omission from the record: This is a case in which Applicant’s counsel filed multiple sealed and ex parte pleadings -1- WR-78,113-01 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 7/17/2015 1:08:55 PM Accepted 7/17/2015 1:36:47 PM

ABEL ACOSTA CLERKwh i chi nm an y i n s t an ces co n cern ed requ es ts fo r fu n d i n g fo r ex p ertan d i n v es t i g at i v e s erv ices . Th o s e m at eri al s were n o t tran sm i ttedt o th i s Co urtwi thth e
res t o f th e reco rd , an d h av e s ti ll n o tb een tran s m i tt edd es p i t e th atb ei n g requ es t ed i nAp pl i can t ’ s p rev i ou s m o t i o n . M o reo v er, i na cap i t al h ab eas co rp u s cas e, th e Cl erko f a Co n v i ct i n g Co urt i s requ i red , p urs u an t t o T E X . C O D E C R I M . P R O C . Art . 1 1.0 7 1 § 9 , t o “... tran s m it t o : (1 ) th e Co urto f Cri m i nal Ap p eal s a co p y o f ... (G) the s eal edm at eri al s s u chas
a co n fi d en t i al requ es tfo r i n v es t i g at iv e ex p en s es [.] ” Inad d i t i o n t o th e p ro v is i o no f s u ch m at eri al s t o th is Co urtb ei n g a s t atu t o ry
m an d at e, th e s eal edm at eri al s m ay wel l b e rel ev an tt o th e d is p o si ti o n o f Ap p l i can t ’ s cas e: Th e Co n v ict i n g Co urt ’ s fai l ure t o p ro v i d e t i m el y an dad equ at e fu n d in g wi thwh i chAp p l i can t co u l dd ev el op h i s cas e h ada s i gn i fi can td etri m en t al i m p actup o nh is ab i l i ty

t o p res en th i s Gro un d s fo r Rel ief, s ee, e.g . , “ Ap p l i can t ’ s Ob ject i on s t o, an dM o t i o nfo r W i thdrawal o f, th e Co nv i ct i n g Co urt ’ s Fi n d i n g s o f Factan d Co n cl u s i o ns o f Law an dreco m m en d at i o n o f Den i al o f Rel i ef,” atp . 3 5
- 3 9 . Th i s Co urt ’ s fai r an di n d ep en d en td et erm i nat i ono f Ap p l i can t ’ s cas e th erefo re requ i res th e rel ev an tp l ead i n g s an do th er m at eri al s t o b e av ai lab l e fo r rev i ew. Un d ers i g n ed co un s el h as m ad e effo rt s t o en su re th e co m p l et i o no f th e
reco rdi nth i s cas e, i n cl u d i n g trav el i n g t o th e Co urto f Cri m i n al Ap p eal s twi ce t o -2-rev i ew th e reco rd , l i ai s i ng wi thth e Cl erk o f th e Co n vi ct in g Co urtan dwi th th i s

Co urt ’ s Gen eral Co un s el , an dfi l i n g the p rev i o u s m ot i o nfo r tran s m i s si o n o f th e
o m it t edfi l i n gs . Si n ce th o s e effo rt s h av e n o ty etres u l t ed i nthe co m p l et i o no f th e
reco rd , Ap p l i can tres p ect fu l ly requ es t s th i s Co urt t o o rd er the Cl erko f the Co n v i ct in g Co urt i m

m ed i at el y t o tran s m i t t o i tth e ab o v e-m en t i o nedd o cu m en t s as requ i redb y

T E X . C O D E C R I M . P R O C . Art . 1 1
. 0 7 1 § 9 . Ap p l i can t al s o res p ect fu ll y requ es t s th atth i s Co urtab at e i ts rev i ew o f th i s cas e un t il th e reco rdi s co m p l et e, l es ti t s d eci s i o n b e fo rm edo nth e b as i s o f a reco rd th ati s i n co m p l et e th ro ug hn o fau l t of th e Ap p l i can t. CONCLUSI ON AND PRAYER. Ap p li can tres p ect fu l ly

requ es t s th atthe Co urto f Cri m i nal Ap p eal s o rd er th e Cl erko f th e Co nv i ct i n g Co urti m m ed i at el y t o tran sm i t t o i t th e ab o v e-m en t i o n ed d o cu m en t s as requi redb y T E X . C O D E C R I M . P R O C . Art
. 1 1 .0 7 1 § 9 , an dt o ab at e th e p ro ceed i ng s p en d i n g th e co m p l et io n o f th e reco rd
.

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
EXPARTE § § HUMBERTO GARZA,§ § 

### APPLICANT § § TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS NO. WR 78,113-01

MOTION FOR ORDER TO CLERK OF CONVICTING COURT

TO TRANSMIT TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS FILINGS OMITTED FROM THE RECORD OF THIS CASE. TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death on March 24, 2005, in the 370'h Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, Judge Noe Gonzalez presiding. An application for writ of habeas corpus was filed on July 19, 2007. After an evidentiary hearing on August 6 and 7, 2014, and the submission of proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law by the parties on September 30, 2014, the convicting court issued Findings ofFact and Conclusions of Law on February 12, 2015. Applicant subsequently, on March 20, 2015, filed in the convicting court his "Objections To, and Motion for Withdrawal Of, the Convicting Court's

-1- WR-78,113-01 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 4/15/2015 1:42:56 PM Accepted 4/15/2015 2:16:14 PM

ABEL ACOSTA CLERKFindings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Recommendation of Denial of Relief." He simultaneously filed an Advisory in the Court of Criminal Appeals explaining that the Objections had been filed in the convicting court, and provided copies of the Objections in question. The clerk of the convicting court thereafter prepared and transmitted to the Court of Criminal Appeals documents required by TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. Art. 11.071 § 9 (f). These were filed on Aprill, 2015. Undersigned counsel has checked the documents as transmitted and filed, and notes the following omissions, where documents were. filed in the convicting court, but are not contained in the record now present in the Court of Criminal Appeals. 1 Motion for Approval of Reasonable Attorney Fees and Expenses, filed on June 3, 2005; Ex parte Confidential Motion to be Filed under Seal, filed on June 3, 2005; Letter and Voucher sent to Judge Gonzalez, filed on June 14, 2005; Motion for Approval of reasonable Attorney Fees and Expenses, filed on June 14, 2005; Order signed by Judge Gonzalez, filed on June 23, 2005; Order signed by Judge Gonzalez on October 4, 2005;

1 In most instances the existence of these filings can be ascertained from the docket sheet filed with the record. However. some ofthe items are not reflected on the docket sheet, even though undersigned counsel is in possession of file-stamped copies of those items. -2-Letter from Hon. John E. Wright, filed on September 26, 2005; Attorney Fees Expense Claim Fonn, filed on February 11, 2013; Letter to Hon. Theodore C. Hake concerning codefendants from Hilary Sheard, filed on September '13, 2013; 2 Ex parte letter to the 3 70th District Court, filed on December 1 0, 2013; Letter to Hon. Theodore C. Hake from Hilary Sheard, filed on May 12, 2014; Supplemental Exhibit Volumes 1 and 2, filed on May 28, 20 14; Supplemental Exhibit Volume 3, filed on August 5, 2014; State's Proposed Order Containing Findings ofFact, Conclusions of Law and a Recommendation, filed on September 30, 20 14; 3 Applicant's Objections, filed on March 20, 2015. Applicant further notes that, although the existence of multiple sealed filings in this case is reflected by the inclusion in the record as transmitted of the
cover sheets to those filings, there is no indication with the record as filed that the

2 Two separate letters were sent simultaneously to Assistant District Attorney Theodore C. Hake by undersigned counsel, and copies of both were provided for the court file. Only one letter is reflected on the convicting court's docket sheet and in the record. 3 While the convicting court in large part simply adopted these State-drafted Findings of Fact and Conclusions of**~aw,** the court did amend and edit some sections before issuing its actual Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, as explained in Applicant's Objections filed on March 20,2015. The Court of Criminal Appeals will not be able to analyze the differences between the two documents- an analysis which, as explained in Applicant's Objections, is necessary as part of the Court's independent review of the case- without having both documents before it. -3-contents of those sealed filings have actually been transmitted to the Court of Criminal Appeals. In addition to the above, the clerk of the convicting court has not provided undersigned counsel with the documents required by TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. Art. 11.071 § 9 (f)(2) other than in electronic scanned form by e-mail. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. Art. 11.071 § 9 (f) creates a statutory requirement for the transmission of the record in a capital habeas corpus case to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Moreover, state habeas counsel has an obligation to ensure that there is a complete record available concerning every issue raised. See, e.g., State Bar of Texas: Guidelines and Stan.dards for Texas Capital Counsel: Standing Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Adopted by the State Bar Board of Directors, reprinted in 69 TEX. B. J. 966, 971 (2006), Guideline 12.2.6.a

- Duties of Post- Trial Counsel. In this case, the items omitted from the record transmitted to the Court of Criminal Appeals include 3 volumes of exhibits filed on behalf of Applicant, and Objections to many aspects of the convicting court's conduct of the case. It is therefore necessary, in order for Applicant to receive a comprehensive and independent review of his grounds for relief, for the missing items to be provided to the Court of Criminal Appeals as soon as possible. -4-CONCLUSION AND PRAYER. App li cant resp ectfu lly reque sts that the Court of Criminal Appeals order th e Clerk of the Convicting Court to transmit to it t h e above-ment ion ed documents as require d by TEX. CODE CR I M. PRO. C
. Art. 11.071 

### § 9 (f) as soon as possible , and to provide to counsel for the Applicant the document s r equ ired b y T EX. CODE CRIM. PRO C
. Art. ll.071 § 9 (g)(2). Applicant also spec ifi cally request s that the Court of Criminal Appeals order all sea le d fil ing s be transm itted to it b y the Clerk of the Conv i ct in g Court, i f that has not already been done. Re s pectfully s ubmit ted,

HILARY SHEARD Texas Bar # 505 1 1187 7301 Burn et Road ,# 10 2-328 Austin , TX 78757 Phon e : (512) 524 1371

Fa x : (512) 646 7067 Hil aryShea rd@Hotmail.com Counselfor Humb e rto Garza Ill , Applicant.

-5-C ERTI F I C A T E OF S E RVICE I cettif y that on April 15 , 20 1 5, a copy of the fore go ing plead i ng was served electronicall y v ia www.efileTexas.gov on:
Theo d o r e C. Hake, Esq
. Assistant Criminal District Attorney H idalgo Count y Courthouse I 00 N. Closner , Room 303 Ed in b urg , Texas 7853 9. T e d.Hake@da.co.hi d a l go.tx.us Michael W. Morri s, Esq. Assistant Criminal District Atto rn ey Office of th e D i st ri c t A tto rney Hida l go C ounty Cour t h o use I 00 N. Closn e r Ed inburg , TX 78539 Michael.Morris@da.co .hi da l go.tx.us

H i l ary S h ear d
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