PAUL ANTWANN HARLAN,

TDCJ# 1969190

Petitioner,

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

NO. PD-1272-15

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IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

MOTION AND AFFIDAVIT FOR A FREE REPORTER'S KrTjBgWED §N

AND CLERK'S RECORD FOR AN APPEALTMRT OF CRI^NAL APPEALS

DEC 112015

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT: Abel AcOSta, Clerk

COMES NOW, Paul Antwann Harlan, "Defendant," pro se, and respectfully moves

this Court to order the preparation of a free Reporter's Record and Clerk's Record

for his appeal, pursuant to Rule 20.2 of the Texas Rules of £—-"-*•- w-^-^—- and for good cause shows this Honorable Court the following: LAPPEALS

I.

BACKGROUND:

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Abel Acosta, Clerk

Paul Antwann Harlan was convicted of Aggravated Robbery on November 20, 2014

and was sentenced to 50 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Paul

Antwann Harlan is presently confined at the French M. Robertson Unit, 12071 F.M.

3522, Abilene, Texas 79601.

II.

FACTS:

This motion is presented in good faith, so that Paul Antwann Harlan may obt

ain copies of all documents available in the Reporter's and Clerk's Records, to

assist him in the preparation of his appeal. Without these records, Paul Antwann

Harlan will be unable to file a meaningful appeal on Constitutional errors stemming

from the record. Paul Antwann Harlan is unable to pay for or give security for the

Clerk's or Reporter's Record. Paul Antwann Harlan requests that all the records be

provided at no cost to the Defendant, or loaned to the Defendant at the address

listed in Section (I) of this motion, in order that he may file a meaningful appeal.

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III.

DESIGNATION OF MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED FROM REPORTER'S RECORD:

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 34.1 and 34.5, Paul Antwann

Harlan requests the following matters to be included in the Clerk's Record:

(1) Complaints; (2) Capias; (3) Affidavit of Indigency; (4) Correspondence and Com

munication between Court and counsel; (5) All motions and pleadings filed by the

State or the Defendant, and not otherwise required to be included under Rule 34.5

(a), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure; (6) All orders issued by the Court and not

otherwise required to be included under Rule 34.5(a), Texas Rules of Appellate Pro

cedure; (7) All verdict forms submitted to the judge; (8) Sentence; (9) Commitment;

(10) Ruling of the Court on all written bills of exception; (11) All exhibits admi

tted into evidence; (12) All defense exhibits offered into evidence, but not recei

ved in evidence; (13) Those items identified in Rule 34.5(a)(1) through (11), Texas

Rules of Appellate Procedure; and all other matters required by the Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and any other law.

IV.

MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN CLERK'S RECORD:

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 34.1, Paul Antwann Harlan

requests that the Court Reporter or reporters who made the record in this cause

prepare a Reporter's Record, and that the testimony include in the Reporter's Reco

rd be in question and answer form, the following matters are to be included in the

Reporter's Record:

(1) Testimony of all witnesses heard, including questions and objections of counsel

and the rulings arid remarks of the Court thereon; (2) Arguments and opening and

closing statements of counsel, including objections of counsel and the rulings and

remarks of the Court thereon; (3) All matters heard, including pre-trial, trial and

post-trial hearings, charge conferences and bench conferences, objections, rulings,

and remarks of the Court thereon; (4) All bills of exception and testimony thereon,

including objections of counsel, and the rulings and remarks of the Court thereon;

(5) Testimony taken during sentencing proceedings, including arguments and objecti

ons of counsel, and the rulings and remarks of the Court thereon; (6) Testimony

taken during Motion For New Trial proceedings, including arguments and objections

of counsel, and the rulings and remarks of the Court thereon; (7) All exhibits off

ered or introduced into evidence; and (*) Police Reports.

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V.

ARGUMENT:

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.2, within the time for per

fecting the appeal, an appellant who is unable to pay for the appellate record may,

by motion and affidavit, ask the trial court to have the appellate record furnished

without charge. If after hearing the motion, the Court finds that the appellant

cannot pay or give security for the appellate record, the Court must order the Rep

orter to transcribe the proceedings. When the Court certifies that the appellate

record has been furnished to the appellant, the reporter must be paid from the gen

eral fund of the county in which the offense was committed, in the amount set by

the trial court.

Paul Antwann Harlan makes the Court aware that his transcripts are required

to file his Habeas Corpus Appeal and all federal and Supreme Court appeals. In

Blackshear, the appeals court reasonaed that, "The State must, as a matter of equal

protection, provide indigent prisoners with the basic tools of an adequate defense

on appeal, when those tools are available for a price to other prisoners. Among

these basic tools is a transcript of prior proceedings, when needed for an effecti

ve defense or appeal. In determining whether a defendant needs a transcript ... two

factors [are taken] into account: (1) The value of the transcript to an effective

defense; and (2) the availability of alternative devices that would fulfill the

same functions as a transcript." Blackshear v. State, 342 S.W.3d 777, 781 (Tex.App.

2011); 385 S.W.3d 589 (Tex.Grim.App. 2012).

In making its determination of indigency, the Court should try to set rigid

standards. The trial court must determine appellant's financial status at the time

of appeal, cot at the time of trial. Unless legally bound to pay, outside sources,

such as parents or relatives, may not be considered by the trial court in the dete

rmination of indigency. An appellant may not be deprived of a free record simply

because the appellant was represented by retained counsel at trial. Ramadan v.

State, 89 S.W.3d 744, 746 (Tex.App. - 1.1st Dist. j Houston 2002); See also Tuck v.

State, 215 S.W.3d 411, 416 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007)(Holding that, "the reasonableness

of a defendant's expenses and financial obligations must be viewed in light of the

totality of his financial situation and not in isolation. The fact that a defendan

t's income is less than his expenses does not create an automatic presumption that

his expenses are unreasonable ... A court cannot presume unreasonableness; some

aspect of the record must support such a determination.").

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VI.

- PRAYER: -

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Paul Antwann Harlan prays that:

(1) This Court GRANT this Motion And Affidavit For A Free Reporter's Record And

Clerk's Record For An Appeal -or- in the alternative, (2) The COurt allows Paul

Antwann Harlan to view the records through the unit law library, located at the

address in Section (I) and return said record after completion of appeal; (3) In

the event that the Court requires a hearing to re-determine Defendant's inability

to pay the cost of the appeal, Paul Antwann Harlan requests an evidentiary hearing

at which time proof of inability to pay or give security for these records can be

offered.

I, Paul Antwann Harlan, TDCJ # 1969190, being presently incarcerated at the

French M. Robertson Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Jones Coun

ty, Texas; do hereby verify and declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing

statements are both true and correct, as well as offered in good faith.

LTex.Civ.Prac.& Rem.Code § 132.001-003 et seq./Title 28 U.S.C. § 1746]

(A signed/dated copy of this MDUCN shall have the sane validity as its original)

SIGNED AND EXECUTED on this the U^ day of November, 2015.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

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Defendant, Pro Se

Paul Antwann Harlan # 1969190

French M. Robertson Unit

12071 F.M. 3522

Abilene, Texas 79601

(325) 548-9035

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE:

The above signer hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foreg

oing MOTION AND AFFIDAVIT FOR A FREE REPORTER'S RECORD AND CLERK'S RECORD FOR AN

APPEAL has been forwarded via 1st Class U.S. Mail. Postage Pre-Paid, to the attorn

ey of Respondent: G. Brian Garrison at 133N. Riverfront Blvd.; LB 19, Dallas, TX

75207 on this the M^ day of November, 2015. "" ^ -.' A ._ . „ , k . . roukJi- CU0^~w-trcudU . i9bc1t<l(

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PAUL ANTWANN HARLAN §

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V. § COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

THE STA^|as^enJEXAS | AUSTIN, TEXAS

AFFIDAVIT OF INABILITY TO PAY COST

(The following declaration is made pursuant to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

and Title 6, Chapter 132 of the Civil Practices and Remedies Code.)

NOW RESPECTFULLY COMES, Paul Antwann Harlan, TDCJ # 1969190, and declares

that I am unable to pay any court costs ifi this APPEAL and REQUEST FOR RECORD, and

request leave of Court to proceed in forma pauperis, and would further show this

Honorable Court the following:

1) I am presently incarcerated at the French M. Robertson Unit of the TDCJ-CID

System, where I am not permitted to earn nor handle money;

2) I have no source of income or spousal income at this time;

3) I currently have approximately $7fit) credited to me in the Inmate Trust Fund;

4) During my incarceration in the TDCJ-CID System, I have received approximately

$ 3(9 per month as gifts from relatives and friends;

5) I neither own nor have an interest in any realty, stocks, or bank accounts and I

receive no interest or dividend income from any other source;

6) I have -0- dependants;

7) I have total debts of approximately $iD,ooo +;

8) I owe $ jo m[) as restitution; and

9) My monthly expenses are approximately $ 2X> +.

I, Paul4 Antwann Harlan, TDCJ # 1969190, being presently incarcerated at the

French M. Robertson Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Jones Coun

ty, Texas; do hereby verify and declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing

AFFIDAVIT is both true and correct, as well as offered in good faith.

LTex.Civ.Prac.& Rem.Gode § 132.001-003 et seq./Title 28 U.S.C § 1746]

(A signed/dated copy of this AFFIDAVIT shall have the sane validity as its original)

SIGNED AND EXECUTED on this the M"1"^ ddy of November, 2015.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

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Defendant, Pro Se

Paul Antwann Harlan # 1969190

French M. Robertson Unit

12071 F.M. 3522

Abilene, Texas 79601

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NO. PD-1272-15

PAUL ANTWANN HARLAN,

TDCJ # 1969190

Petitioner,

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THE STATE OF TEXAS

Respondent.

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, IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

ORDER:

CAME ON FOR HEARING on this the day of .» 2015,

Defendant's MOTION AND AFFIDAVIT FOR A FREE REPORTER'S RECORD AND CLERK'S RECORD

FOR AN APPEAL, and it is hereby ORDERED of this Court that the Defendant's Motion

is hereby:

GRANTED / DENIED

Signed on this the day of , 2015.

JUDGE PRESIDING

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CSINIB02/CINIB02 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 12/03/15

R351/RBA2431 IN-FORMA-PAUPERIS DATA 13:17s14

TDCJ#: 01969190 SID#: 0533B974 LOCATION: ROBERTSON INDIGENT DTE: 09/25/15

NAME: HARLAN,PAUL ANTWANN BEGINNING PERIOD: 06/01/15

PREVIOUS TDCJ NUMBERS: 00932412

CURRENT BAL: 2.90 TOT HOLD AMT: 0.00 3MTH TOT DEP: 0.00

6MTH DEP: 30.00 6MTH AVG BALs 11.89 6MTH AVG DEP: 5. ©0

MONTH HIGHEST BALANCE TOTAL DEPOSITS

11/15 2.90 0.00

10/15 2.90 0.00

09/15 25.56 0.00

MONTH HIGHEST BALANCE TOTAL DEPOSITS

08/15 25.56 0.00

07/15 30.00 30.00

06/15 0.03 0.00

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Notary Public, State ofTexas

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