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STATE OF TEXAS 

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GEORGE WASHINGTON SHARPER 

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§ IN THE DISTRICT CO~ § § 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT --~ 

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§ HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS 

NOTICE OF APPEAL 

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: 

Now comes George Washington Sharper, Defendant in the above styled and numb¢red 

cause, by and through his court appointed trial attorney and gives this written notice of appeal to 

the 6th Court of Appeals at Texarkana from the judgment of conviction and sentence herein 

rendered against George Washington Sharper on Aprill7, 2015. 

Defendant would further state unto the Honorable Trial Court that he had '!fen 

continuously incarcerated since the date of the filing of his affidavit of inability to emJloy 

counsel in this cause and the appointment of trial counsel; that Defendants financial 

circumstances have not changed since the filing of such affidavit of inability to employ counsel; 

that Defendant does not have the resources to employ counsel to represent him on appeal and, 

therefore, respectfully request this Honorable Court appoint approved appellate counsel to 

represent Defendant upon appeal. 

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Defendants trial counsel, Jack L. Paris, Jr. respectfully request that he be released from 

any further responsibility with respect to the representation of the defendant upon appeal. 

Respectfully submitted, 

George ashington S er 

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 FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 7/16/2015 3:10:36 PM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk
CASE No. 28240 COUNT 1 

INCIDENT No.frRN: 9128297008 AOOl 

THE STATE OF TEXAS § 

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IN THE DISTRICT 

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GEORGE WASHINGTON SHARPER 

STATE ID No.: TX 05676723 !96TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

TRIAL COURT'S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT OF APPEAL 

I, JOE C~JTON ,Judge of the trial court certify this criminal case: 

-~ is not a plea bargain case, and the defendant has the right of appeal; or 

0 is a plea bargain case, but matters were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial and 

not withdrawn or waived and the defendant has the right of appeal; or 

0 is a plea bargain case, but the trial court has given permission to appeal; and the defendant has the 

right to appeal; or 

0 is a plea bargain case, and the defendant h,as 

0 the defendant has waived the right of appeal. 

Signed on 04·17 -2015. 

I have received a copy of this certification. ave also been informed of my rights concerning any 

appeal of this criminal case, including any right to a prose petition for discretionary review pursuant to 

Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedu have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy 

of the court of appeals' judgment and opinion to last known address and I have only thirty (30) days in 

which to file a prose petition for discretionary review in the court of appeals. TE..X. R. APP. PRO. R. 68.2. I 

acknowledge that, ifl wish to appeal this case and if I am entitled to do so, it is my duty to inform my appellate 

attorney, by written communication, of any change in the address at which I am currently living or any change 

in my prison unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to timely inform my appellate 

attorney of any change in my address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro se petition for discretionary 

~~e-~ Defendant d(msT SIGN) A~y 11~~~ for Defendant 

Mailing Address: Lt J.kY\ .f- ~~~t\ ~ ~,·/SBN: -J-j_f"_l/__;·{p~/)_~"t?....::f'==--------

Telephone number: ------------

28240 

Address: 3101 JOE RAMSEY BLVD.,STE. 101 

GREENVILLE.TEXAS 75404-8277 

Telephone Number: 903-455-5797 

Fax Number: 903-455-6205 

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JACK L PARIS JR LAW OFFICE PC 

3101 Joe Ramsey Blvd., Ste. 101 

P 0 Box 8277 

Greenville, TX 75402 

Tel: (903) 455-5797 

Fax: (903) 455-6205 

By: ){;_d-1!~ ~ack L. Paris, Jr. 

State Bar No. 15461500 

jlparislaw@ymail.com 

Attorney for George W. Sharper 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

This is to certify that on July 10, 2015, a true and correct copy ofthe above and foregoing 

document was served by hand delivery to Calvin Grogan, Assistant Hunt County District 

Attorney at the Hunt County Courthouse, Greenville, Texas. 

ac L. Pans, Jr. 

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