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# In the Court of Appeals For the Third Judicial District Sitting at Austin, Texas 

# No. 03-14-00066-CV

Jacob Robert Allen and Karra Trichele Allen

Appellants

v. Rickie Lee Allen Appellee
Appealed from the County Court of Burnet County, Texas


# Motion for Leave to File Appellee’s Supplemental Brief and Updated Appendix

Jordan A. Mayfield State Bar No. 24037051 Jeffrey A. Armstrong State Bar No. 24038747 Robert Little State Bar No. 24050940 little@namanhowell.com Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC 400 Austin Ave., Ste. 800 Waco, Texas 76701 254-755-4100 254-754-6331 (fax) Attorneys for Appellee ACCEPTED 03-14-00066-CV 5895779 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/1/2015 10:58:40 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK{03452057.DOC / } 

# No. 03-14-00066-CV

Jacob Robert Allen and Karra Trichele Allen Appellants

v. 

# Rickie Lee Allen Appellee 

# Motion for Leave to File Appellee’s Supplemental

Brief and Updated Appendix

To the Honorable Court of Appeals: Comes now Rickie Lee Allen, Appellee in this case, and files this Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief and/or Updated App endix, and would show unto
the Court as follows: This matter has been before the Court and ready for disposition since June 18, 2014. In Appellee’s Brief, Appellee stated “OnJuly 1, 2013, Karra Allen shot her husband, Brian Allen, and killed him.” While o n appeal, Karra Trichele Allen was tried and convicted of murdering her husband, B rian Dean Allen. Appellee requests the Court of Appeals to file the attached updated Appendix to Appellee’s Brief, which includes the Judgment of Conviction bya Jury.{03452057.DOC / } 

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# Prayer Rickie Lee Allen, Appellee, respectfully requests that the Court grant this Motion, allow the filing of the supplemental and/or updated Appendix, and for
such other relief all such other and further relief to which it is entitled. Respectfully submitted,

____________________________________ Jordan A. Mayfield State Bar No. 24037051 mayfield@namanhowell.com Jeffrey A. Armstrong State Bar No. 24038747 armstrong@namanhowell.com Robert Little State Bar No. 24050940 little@namanhowell.com Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC 400 Austin Ave., Ste. 800 Waco, Texas 76701 254-755-4100 254-754-6331 (fax) Attorneys for Appellee{03452057.DOC / } 

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# Certificate of Conference I hereby certify that I have attempted to confer wi th appellate counsel for Jacob Allen and Karra Trichele Allen – Angela Dowdl e and Eddie Shell, and have had no response from the correspondence emailed andfaxed to them. I have made reasonable attempts to confer with the other partie s to determine their position on the substance of this Motion. I am not able to make a representation to the Court that this Motion is either opposed or unopposed dueto their lack of response.

________________________________ Jordan A. Mayfield
Certificate of Service I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of t he foregoing was sent to the person(s) named below, at the address shown by placing the same in a properly addressed envelope, postage pre-paid, and mailing t he document by first class mail (and by other means stated below) on July 1, 2015. Eddie G. Shell Shell & Shell 6000 Highway 281 North Marble Falls, Texas 78654 Via U. S. First Class Mail & Facsimile 830.798.0328 

# Angela M. Dowdle Angela M. Dowdle, PC 211 E. Jackson Burnet, Texas 78611 Via U.S. First Class Mail & Facsimile 512.756.9110



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# In the Court of Appeals For the Third Judicial District Sitting at Austin, Texas 

# No. 03-14-00066-CV

Jacob Robert Allen and Karra Trichele Allen

Appellants

v. Rickie Lee Allen Appellee
Appealed from the County Court of Burnet County, Texas



# UPDATED APPENDIX

Order Granting Rickie Lee Allen’s Traditional Motion for Summary Judgment A Holographic Will B
Indictment C Judgment of Conviction by a Jury D

## IN THE ESTATE OF


## BRIAN 

## ALLEN,
DECEASED NO. P9661 

## § 

## IN THE COUNTY 

## COURT. § § OF 

## § 

## § 

## BURNET COUNTY, 

## TEXAS

ORDER 

## GRANTING RICKIE LEE ALLEN'S TRADITIONAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY**~JUDGMENT**



## Came on to be heard this 18th day 

## of November, 

## 2013, Rickie Lee Allen's Traditional


## Motion tol" 

## Summary Judgment, and after considering such Motion and the arguments of
counsel. the Court 

## is of the opinion the Motion 

## should be granted in its entirety.
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## Lee Allen's Motion for Summary Judgment is 'M:;;,r;() 

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# 4//,p1"'\ hereby granted with costs of courH'o be taxed against Jacob 

## Robert Allen.
SIONED this I 8 rh 

## day 

## of November, 2013.

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# L\1..]u5 THESTATEOFTEXAS VS. KARRA TRICHELE ALLEN

INDICTMENT: PENAL CODE: DEGREE OF FELONY: OFFENSE CODE: 

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## MURDER 19.02(b)(1) 

## FIRST DEGREE 

## FELONY 09990019

## ~'YOD,OOO,~~ TRN#9192623972 AOOl
IN THE 

## 424th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

THE GRAND JURY, for the County of Burnet, State of Texas, 

## duly organized, impaneled 

## and sworn 

## as such at the 

## January tenn, 

## A.D. 2014, of the 

## 424th Judicial District
Court for said COtll1ty, 

## upon their oaths present in and to 

## said court at said term that,
KARRA TRICHELE ALLEN, hereinafter referred to as Defendant, on or about the 1st 

## day of 

## July, 2013, and before the presentment of this indictment, in the County of Burnet, 

## and the State of Texas, 

## did then and there intentionally or knowingly cause the death of

an individual, namely, Brian Allen, by 

## shooting him with a firearm.

AGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE

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# App en di x D

### CASE 

## No. 42765 COUNT 

### ONE INCIDENT 

### No.lTRN: 9192623972


### THE STATE OF TEXAS 

## § § § § § § § IN THE 33RD DISTRICT


## V. COURT

KARRA TRICHELE ALLEN BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS

STATE 

### ID No. : TX05058281 

# JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION BY JURY Judge Presiding : HON. 

## J. ALLAN GARRETT Date Judgment Entered : 

### 6/2/2015 Attorney for State : 

## WILEY MCAFEE! PETERKEIM Attorney for Defendant: 

## EDDIE SHELL
Offense for which Defendant Convicted : 

## MURDER Charging Instrument: 

## INDICTMENT Date of Offense: 

### 71112013 Degree of Offense : 

## 1ST DEGREE FELONY Verdict of Jury: 

## GUILTY Plea to 1'1 

### Enhancement Paragraph: Findings on 1"1 

### Enhancement Paragraph: 

# N/A N/A Statute for Offense : 

### 19.02(b)(l) 

## Penal Code

Plea to Offense : 

## NOT GUILTY Findings on Deadly Weapon: 

## YES, A FIREARM Plea to 2 nd 

### EnhancementlHabitual Paragraph : Findings on 2 nd 

### EnhancementlHabitual Paragraph : 

# N/A N/A Punished Assessed by: Date Sentence Imposed: Date Sentence to Commence: 

## JURY 6/2/2015 6/2/2015 Punishment and Place of Confinement : 

## LIFE INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, TDCJ
THIS SENTENCE SHALL RUN 

## CONCURRENTLY. 

# D SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT SUSPENDED, DEFENDANT PLACED ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR 

# N/A Fine: 

# $N/A

Time Credited: Restitution: Restitution Payable to: 

# $N/A 

# o VICTIM (see below) 

## 0 AGENCY/AGENT (see below)

If Defendant is to serve sentence in TDCJ. en te r in c arceration periods in chronological order

. 

### From 7/212013 to 

### 8/8/2013 From to From to 

### From to 

### From to From to If Defendant is to serve sentence 10 county jailor IS given credit toward fine and costs, enter days credited below

. 

### N/A 

## DAYS NOTES: N/A All pertinent information, names and assessments iodicated above are incorporated ioto the language of the judgment below by reference.



### This cause was called for trial in Llano County , Texas

. The State appeared by her District Attorney

. Counsell Waiver of Counsel <select one) 

## [gI Defendant appeared in 

### person with Counsel. 

# o Defendant knowingly , intelligently , and voluntarily waived the right to 

### representation by counsel in writing in open court. It appeared to the Court that Defendant was mentally competent and had pleaded as shown above to the charging instrument. Both parties announced ready for trial. A jury was selected , impaneled, and sworn. The INDICTMENT was read to the jury, and Defendant entered a plea to the charged offense. The Court received the plea and entered it of record

. The jury heard the evidence submitted and argument of counsel. The Court charged the jury as to 

### its duty to determine the guilt or innocence of Defendant , and the jury retired to consider the evidence

. Upon returning to open court , the jury delivered its verdict in the presence of Defendant and defense counsel , if 

### any
. judgmen c oCconvictioD

_ by.jury

. d oc x Pagelof2The Court r ece iv e d the verdict and ORDEllED it ent e r e d upon the minutes of th e Court

. Punishment Assessed by Jury I Court I No election (select one)**~** .Jury D e f e ndant ent e r e d a pl ea and filed a written e l ection to have the jury assess punishment. The Jury h e ard evidence relati ve t o th e que st ion of punishment. The Court charged t h e jury and it retir e d to consider th e qu es tion of punishment. After du e d e liber at. i o n , the jury wa s brought into Court, and , in op e n court., it r et urn e d it s verdict as indicated a bov e. 

## D Court

. D e f e ndant e l ecte d (.u ha ve t.h e Court assess punishm e nt. After h ea ring ev id e n ce r e lativ e to the qu esti on o f puni sh m e nt , t.he Court a ssesse d D ehm dant ' s Jluni s hment as indicated a b ove
. 

## D No Election

. D e f e ndant did no t fil e a writ w n e l ec tion as to whcther t h e judg'c or jury s h o uld assess puni s hment

. After h ea ring ev idenc e r e l ative t o t.h e qu es tion of puni s hm e nt , the Court assessed D e f e nd a nt 's puni s hm e nt as indicat e d abov e. Th e Court FINDS Def e ndan t co mmitt e d the above o ff ense and ORDERS, ADJUDGES 

### AND DECREES t.hat. D e f e ndant i s GUILTY of th e above off e nse
. Th e Court FINDS the Pr ese nt e nc e Inve s tigation , if so ord e r e d , wa s don e according to th e applicable provi s ions of T EX

. CODE CRIM. PR O C

. art

. 42

. 12 

### § 9

. Th e COlll't OHDERS Def e ndant punish e d as indicat e d a b ove
. The Court ORDERS D efe ndant t.o pa y a ll fin es, co urt cos t s, and
res t itution as i ndi cated abov e
. Punishment Option s ( se le ct one)**~** Confinement in State ,Jailor Institutional Division , Th e Court ORDERS t h e a u t h or ized age nt o f the State of Texas or t h e Sheriff o f t.his Cou nt y to take , safe ly co nvey , and d e liv e r Defendant to the Dil'Cetor , Institutional Division, TDCJ, The Co urt ORDEHS D efe nd a nt t o b e co nfin e d for th e period a nd in t h e mann e r indicat e d above

. Th e COUl't OIWEHS Defendant r e manded to the custody of t. h e Sheriff of this county until the Sh er iff ca n ob ey th e dir ec tion s of this se nt e n ce, Th e Co urt ORDERS that upon r e l ease from confinement. De f e nd a nt pr ocee d imm edia tely to the BUHNET COUNTY COLLECTIONS OFFICE, 220 S, PIERCE, B URNE T , TEXAS , Once there , the Co urt ORDERS De f e nd a nt to pa y, 01' mak e al'l'angements to p ay , any remaining unpaid fin es , co urt cos ts , a nd re st itution a s orde r e d b y the Court abov e, 

## D Co unt y Jail

- Confinement I Confinement in Lieu of Payment. The Court ORDER S D e f e nda ' nt imm e di ate ly committ e d to th e custody of th e Sh e riff of Co unt y, T exas on th e dat. e the se nt ence i s t o comme n ce, Def e ndant shall b e confined in t.he County Jai l f o r the p e riod indi ca ted auove. The Co urt OHDf.HS th at upon release fr0111 co nf ine m e n t , D e f e ndant sha ll proceed imm e diat e ly to t h e On ce there , t h e Court OHDEH S D e f e nd a nt to pay, or mak e a rran ge m e nt s to p ay , any r e maining unp ai d fin es , court costs, and r est itution as o rd e r e d by the Co m! above. 

## D Fine Only Payment, Th e p u nis hm e nt

### a~sessed aga in st D e f u lldant i s f o r a FINE ONLY

. Th e Court ORDERS De fend a nt to pro cee d imm e diat e l y to the Offic e of th e County On ce th o l 'e, t h e Co urt OIWERS De f e ndant to p ay 01' mak e arr'angements to pa y a ll fin es and court. costs as ordered b y th e Cu urt in this ca li s e
. Execution I Sus,p.ension of SenttJJ1 ,ce**~!!J~"'-LQr1~ )**  

### [2J Th e Co urt ORDEHS D e f e ndant' s se nte n ce EXECUTED , 

## D Th e Court ORDEHS Defendant' s se nt e n ce of c onfin eme nt SUSPENDED. The Court ORD ERS D efe ndant placed o n co mmunit y s u pervisio n f o r th e adjudg e d p e riod (above) so l o ng as D e fend a nt abides u y and doe s not vio l ate the terms a nd conditions of co mmunity supe rvi s ion. Th e order se tting forth the term s a nd conditi o n s o f co mmunit y s up e l 'v i sio n i s in cu rporated into t.his Judgm c nt b y r e f ere n ce , Th e CO lll't OHDEH S t h at Defendant is g iv e n cre dit n u t e d a bo ve o n thi s sen l e nc e for**th~ !**  t.im e s p e nt incarcerated, 

### FurthermQL Q.... 1..hQJ
· Qllowing sw)cial findings or orders aIm.!.Yl



### Signed and entered on June 2, 2015 

# x J. j \LLAN GARRETT J UDGE PR ESlD I NG

Clerk :

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