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TDCJ, ..I-D No# 648121

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,Huntsville, Texas 77320

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RSIOTOM REMlllEP

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Hon:, Abel Acosta,:Glerk||t;";:: .;'•',',.

Texas Court of Criminal.appeals

P. 0. Boxl2308, Capital.Station,

Austin, Texas

78711^12308

:^pril^7-2015. rAIIB deceived m

-:—-•M"" / COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

APR 22 2015

RE:... ..JYIAURICEM^^

ON;-APPIiICATI0N FOm

Writ. No#-13;: 573-10. -..'....'

Cause Number^98TFT033i^2O2r;

APPLICANT'iSlMOTIONi FOR REHEARING.

Dear Mr. Acosta,

KOESHAfiEAS^QOEPUS:;

eiAcosta,i

I find, myself severly perplexedby-the..Court's .DISMISSAL.of my applicationrffor habeas corpus relief,,in face.of :.what.:a entitl

ing me to relief.

'•-' LhareinoiMea^ proper

materialsJ'ACCESSi TO ffiURTS'^^ .need-to.research,, in order to know

what to. file. Therefore.,.,1 amiimprovising.

.. Pleasing .place^the^endosureilaefore:the:.icQurfe;at2>rour ^earliest eonven-

.iences.fpr consideration'. ' '".'"

°' ' ' . Respectfully-.

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IN THE TEXAS. COURT OF CRIMINAL.. APPEALS

ON THE ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS

APPLICATION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF

MAURICE MITCHELL

LAJpplicant,

§

Vs. §

THE S.TATE OF TEXAS §

[.Respondent, §

Writ No# 13:.. 573,09

* .APPLICANT' S. MOTIONFOR::A :RE-HEARING *

[ ENBANC ] "

..ALTERNATIVELY: A MOTIONLFOR:RErHEARING PER. CURIAM

TO .THE..H0N0RABLE. JUSTICES OF SAID. COURT:

Comes.. Now MAURICE.MITCHELL,. pursuant ito the Texas.Rules. of the Court,

this Court's Local-rules,..;or..any applicable.rule, asking.:.this.Honorable Court

for a, [RE-HEARING], in .regards .to;his.:APPLICATION. FORfWRIX:0F H^EAS CORPUS

filed in this court:.on: oruabout FEBRUARY "23.: 2015 as a.resuM-ofrfthis.'Court's

*Por oin-iW' ORDERS issued, .-uDon ." I^^2i32nd:^rimiaanpistrict Court of Bowie

r^nm-y, TpxarkanaTfexasx on FEBRUARY:- 04, 2015...

In; support::;. of ;this:request fori a rehearing applicant.,will respectfully

show the following;

I.

Due uo previous Applications .filed:, in ithis court, pertaining to the:

SAME CONVICTION, your applicant was. Proce'turally..Barred.:;from,liaving:his: SECOND

APPLICATION considered, .on the: \"merits" UNLESS he could show he. was EXCUSED

in accordance with,: the :STATUE,.Vernons. Anotated :Code of Criminal Procedures

Article 11.07 4 (a) (i or ii).
APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR REHEARING, continued...

-APPLICABLE LAW

(a). In BIBBS V. KIRKENDALL:;2013:U;:S,rDist:.LEXIS.32872:Civil Action

No# ll-CA-671-XR,...The., UnitedS:StaJ^sMDii&r:i^

of.Texasl in regards to..a:, 42 .USGA:.§ .1983.:action. attacking article 11.07 of.

Vernons annotatedt.Code:. of: Criminal: Procedures.,.stated, 'as. follows in regards

to the STATUE.

" IN AppnT0N3:;::T0:::M^

^APPLICANT. WITH:: Mr:,OPPX)RTU^ EVENT".

THAT: . ' THE. .CURRENTS C1^IMS:AND2::ISSU^^

PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY. IimiM-DRIGIMLM

APPLICATION, BECAUSEI..; (i)-. THE_FACmJAI...OR:LEGAL.:BM UN

AVAILABLE OR;

. (ii).. .^^^

A VIOLATION OF^TflFZSUNITEDIirSTATESlC^

!FOUND..THE. .APPlIC^NTrGUffi^

Citing; TexiGk^everirh.Prpcfart 11.07:.§ 4.

This court:goesTori to:^I0TE,: that::: " Bibl3sr:avaia:ed:jhlmself*ofivBOTH OPPOR

TUNITIES : :provideie::in:::ihe^

court denied:M6s^piajca.tion.;:: While ::Bibb'.S;:::SEGOND;: applicatlonv'macle: claims .

of "ACTUA. DWQCENCE",,, ;in-order:-*dr^the-raerits^dg:BIBB!:S:APPLICATION- to be

considered by.-xhercourt:, su^

FICIMT SPECIFIC:FACTS*!,^.....„.:e^ -exceptions...

See; Bibbs: supra, at^page: (5) 11 (4);

0»)-» THEREFORE;, in.:.::the:: ^^

establish under :0NE:df:.t^^

Specific Facts", in order .to be. EXCUSED.:bf.:the.Procedur^^

Through his..: application,.. :[:MITGHELL]..shdwed:clearly,:his sufficient;and.

specific facts.,:: article.£11.,.07: :4: (a) (,ii)::.i.,e;::":BY.AI^REPONDERANCE'OF THE

EVIDENCE, . BUT ... FOR:TA.'.: VIOEmQN::OF::Tm::UNl^

juror . could., have:: fxdund:^ihe:ap!pxicat^::guilt^^

.". NO RATIONAL.jm0RaC0tO.:HAVE::F0UJ!roiT^

:MENT [TRUE],, beyond treasonable doubt.
APELIC^lS..RB^IE^^K-iiffiHE^ING^ continued...

III.

:THIS.SC0lfe^S::DENIALvM::RELiEF:

(a).. By._ this .SWORN AFFIDAVIT,. -this-verv pleading,:, applicant: S^

and. the unit mail room log shallrverify;:that on.:APRIL:10, 2015 [less than

14 or 28. days ago] .appIicanfe^RECElVEDi.thi NOTICE,- stating

as toldows:

the xx)URt:ihas;:dismtssed:wIS0M::^^

FOR A WRIT OF:HABFAS:C0RPl]S:.: TEX.:.X^ Sec 4 (a)e(c)..

r——--section. ..(.c-)k; of•the. statue,explains:§ ,llv07 4(a)(1) as follows;.

(c). for: purpose-of .subsection .:(a)(l):, a ..factual basis of: acclaim

,1s:::. unavailable rdni^oft before:: a ;; date::described::hy.:. subsection:(a)(i) if that

.factual...basis_was:nd.t.:asceri^inable::thrQugh the. exercise.:of:..reasonable diligence

on.or before that date.

THEREFORE:.,.'it.. appears::: "that .;t^s-:.H0N0RABI£:. Court:.has taken § (c.) and

applied: -it :^o:t^1^s::^;app].xcanti rand:..;has::totallyDISREGARDED:§ (a)(ii) which.-.

is^an :INDEPE!®ANT.:.excuse:..f^ :

:WHEREF^E::::PrenttsessiaQmsi^^ APRIL

1^20il5:ORDER._...bf :^ ...;

i rv.

appligant:':s.:e^

J iS::SHOM:BY..THisivji^:eouRT':s::pRFC^

(a).- Your :[A]pplicant: [HAS NOT] entered: this .Honorable court:with

nothing, of his own:. ... Your., applicant:is::at^tihe'r:J:Mercy:Vv:of-T::this..„Cour.t'.and:..it!s

jurisprudence. Applicant: can. only rely on:::what:.THl^

it' s precedent..... Pursuant::to±the STATUE,, applicant relies. on:.:§ 11.07 4 (a) (ii)

ONLY. We have found: an..authority, .t^

.case. In..GR0UND:0F:ERRQR:0NE,:^

.sets .out..the.WRONGIDATE,,-as:th^

criminal ..district.::,,,court.:.: of; Harris, „C6unty,.:Texas,under cause number: [447,141]].
APPLICANT'S REQUEST F^R REHEARING, continued...

Section IV, continued...

(b.). The: enhancement^paragraph-.-.of the indictment asserts that applicant

was inally:Convicted, on APRIL 12, 1986.

This is... TOTAIiY.uTSITRUE*:.^

under cause, number::[447,141]: on AUGUST 25, 1986.

.THEREFmE: BBi:.:Fm:viOL^

JUROR .COULD ,HAVE.FOUTKTHE ,.HMANCEMENT..:PAMGRAPHS:m^ AREASONABLE

DOUBT.

Applicant; relies :. •on your ..authority: aslfound:InUEXPARTE BARFIELD 697

S,W, ,2d 420 [Tex.Cr.app.. 1985:] as./Controlling.

Applicant. also.:.cited.: EXPARTE:::RICH::i94 S.W. ,2d 508:.[Tex.Cr.App. 2006]

as controlling..: in: that:. ;this is:a"NO EVIDENCE" Point, of,::error cognizable on

writ of habeas corpus.

See; EXPARTE- WILLIAMS 703 S.W. 2d ,674,,[Tex.Cr.^p. LEXIS 1183 (1988).

In applicant',s:;:SECOND.:issue:presented:to: this, Honorable;Court, he. asserts

continuously, that- he :::is: "Actually ...:Innocent" .:.of the:enhancement paragraphs

because, the enhancement; fa^s: to,.^ P?-TME-.'.'-

OFFENSE, under cause /number :[447,141.] lri.;:that the.statue article 12.42; (dto

require that all:: VAVERMENTS'.:.:. to:whiGh.:the.:.atate:.will:be called upon: to. provby TRUE. BEYOND, AREASQNABLE.DQM and

proven by the standard of: [Ti|RE||beyond,,a:reasonable doubt. Applicant cited

as. CONTROLLING, this., court's::.precedent set. out la.J0RDEN;V. STATE 256 S.W.

3d 285.[iex.Cr.App. 2008].

Finally, .both: errors: shownconclusirvely,::that..."IF. NOT FOR VIOLATION:OF

THE ..U.S.... Constitution.,.:, .no: rational: .juror_.wouM:ha\-e..found[the enhancements

TRUE:beyond.a reaon&^Iedo^

bar, and_this Gourt.:was/is:;fi^e::to;consider:;,,^ claims.

May this :court .note, that applICBintwa^

[70] for..an.-:otherwise.±hi^^ penalty of

no less than two.years::.nor:more-than: ten:years:.

See; This .court'.s. opinion, in EXPARTE:RICH, supraj
APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR REHEARING., in conclusion...

CONCLUSION

. :WHEREFjaRE^^anisfiS-::GonsMered^ :[A]pplicant..Prayj that: this~Hondrable'

Texas... Court. of.Criminal. .Appeals.,.: willWnHDRAWit's: APRIL.'Ol, 2015 ORDER of

DISMISSAL, arid grant/applicant a ."Rehearing"...;.:.in„. the .interest of justice.

Applicant, pray .this.cause be. reversed :to:the:trial:court with instructions .to., grant...applicant a new trial.

STATE OF TEXAS

County of WALKER:

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§

Respectfully..Submitted;

Mr. Mauric

Your Novice

William J. Estelle Unit.

TDCJ, I-D No# 648121

264 F.M. 3478

Huntsville, Texas 77320

NOTARYEQUIVALENT.

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Subscribed: and SWORN, to .on the undersigned Is: oath,: .that the/above and

foregoing factual: allegations: of..whichithe undersigned :does have- personal know

ledge ..are .true..correct and. complete,:to. which/he places;ihis^ftapd^and proprietory

SEAL on this Xhe/?SfJ day of APRIL. 2015 . Sincei
;.::CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

...:,I.MAURICE MITCHELL.../do....hereby.: cer ify that/::a:|:true and correct ocpy

of. APPLICANT'S MOTION .FOR.;- PREHEARING. iENBANC]:ALTERNATIVELY:A: MOTION FOR

REHEARING PER CURIAM,...•/has.: .been./served; upon/the clerkiof the Tecxas Court

of Criminal appeals;/ by ^placing sameln.the; United.^State's Mail/on this, the

IStk

lxa^rtG8!tCrSi!n;al Appeals - P. 6. Box 12308, .Capital Station^^^f

Austin, Texas '"'"'-.:

78711-12308"

day ofi..APRIL:.2015;::postage prerpaid//addressed as follows:

Respectfully .Submitted;

aurj^erg:gKtcheli,Pr):-se

/Specialize: LegalTEchnician/

.^Southern.Career Institute .

Paralegal No# P-7g-9169-Z

Wiliam J.. Estelle .unit .

TDCJ, I-D No#. 648121

.264 F.M. 3478

Huntsville, Texas 77320 ...