Court Opinion

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CHRIS DANIEL                     01-15-00132-CR
                                 HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK

                                                                                 FILED IN
 February 9, 2015                                                         1st COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                              HOUSTON, TEXAS
  RANDALL J. AYERS                                                        2/12/2015 11:04:56 AM
. ATTORNEY OF RECORD                                                      CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
  P.O. BOX 1569                                                                    Clerk
  HOUSTON, TX 77251-1569

 Defendant's Name: RICHARD CHARLES OWINGS, JR.

 Cause No: 1454997
              ND
 Court: 262        DISTRICT COURT

 Please note the following appeal updates on the above mentioned cause:

 Notice of Appeal Filed Date: 2/4115
 Sentence Imposed Date: 214/15
 Court of Appeals Assignment: First Court of Appeals
 Appe~1 Attorney of Record: RANDALL J. AYERS

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Criminal Post Trial Deputy

CC: Devon Anderson
    District. Attorney
    Appellate Division
    Harris County, Texas

    MATTIE KIMBLE (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

This is your notice to inform any and all substitute reporters in this cause.

                      1201 Franklin P.O. Box 4651 Houston, Texas 77210-4651
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                                                               THE STATE OF TEXAS

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                       ..2 C 2- District Court / County Criminal Court at Law No. _---,_
                                                                   Harris County, Texas

                                                                    NOTICE OF ApPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

On         2 - dt· IS-                                     (date), the defendant in the above numbered and            s~led cause gives
NOTICE OF ApPEAL of his conviction.                                                                                               '

The undersigned attorney (check appropriate box): .
     CJ    MOVES to withdraw.
     CJ    ADVISES the court that he will CONTINUE to represent the defendant on appeal.

Date
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The defendant (check all that apply):
     CJ    REPRESENTS to the court that he is presently INDIGENT and ASKS the court to immediately APPOINT
           appellate counsel to represent him.
     CJ    ASKS the Court to ORDER that a free record be provided to him.

     o     ASKS the court to set BAIL.
       Acc rdingly, Appellant ASKS the Court to conduct a hearing, make findings, and enter an Order
Granting ere    sted relie

SW RN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME ON --,~+-::.....-r-""""",!:5-~I>-"'TIM'i---------

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                                                                    ORDER
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           On _-,---,-,,_ _ _L'_ _ the Court conducted a nean,ng and '}\NDS 'that'defend'ant / appellant
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            o JS NOT indigent at this time.                                                                          . '\ '_'
            ri'IS indigent for the purpose of                                                                -   .:..·.1   .

                      lY'€mploying counsel                           .               /'.                         .
                      ct'yaying for a clerk's and court reporter's record.
                      nemploying counselor paying for a clerk's                  an~court reporter's record.
The Court ORDERS that                                   .       /'                  .
     ~unsel's motion to withdraw is dRANTED / DENIED.
      o    Defendant / appellant's motion (to be f6und indigent) is DENIED.
     ~Defendant's / appellant's motion is GRANTED and
                tJ                                                         (attorney's name & bar card number)
                      is APPOINTED to represent defendant / appellant on appeal.
                o    The COURT R:EPORTER is ORDERED to prepare and file the reporter's record without charge to
                     defendan~;' appellant,: " '"                                                  \
BAIL IS:
      o    SETM$-=~~~~_~~____

     o     To CONTINUE as presently set.
     ~DENIED and is SET atNo'.BoND. (Felony Only)
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DATE SIGNED: ____                                  ~;--'--"'--~

                                                                         . JUDGE PRESIDING,
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                                                                          COUNTY CRiMINAL COURT AT LAW No. _ _,
                                                                          HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

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                                                                               HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

          TRIAL COURT'S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT OF ApPEAL*

I, judge of the trial court, certify this criminal case:
     ~       is.not a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has the right of appeal. [or]
     D       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]
     D       is a plea-bargain case, but the trial court has given permission to appeal, and the defendant has the
             right of appeal. [or]
     D       is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal. [or]
     D       the defendant has waived the right of appeal.

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                                                                                      JAN 30 2015
                                                                          Date Signed

I have received a copy of this certification. I have also been informed of my rights concerning any appeal of
this criminal case, including any right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 ofthe
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. I have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy of the court of
appeals's judgment and opinion to my last known address and that I have only 30 days in which to file a pro se
petition for discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2 I acknowledge that, if I
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 current prison

Chan7Y
unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to timely inform my appellate attorney of any
               address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro se petition for discretionary review.

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Fax number (if any):                                                      Telephone num~             8t· 5.~2'" vo ~
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* "A defendant in a criminal case has the right of ap.., I under these rules. The trial court shall enter a certification of the defendant's
right to appeal in every case in which it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. In a plea bargain case-that is, a case in
which a defendant's plea was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the
prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant - a def~ndant may appeal only: (A) those matters that were raised by a written motion filed
and ruled on before trial, or (B) after getting the trial court's permission to appeal." TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
2S.2(a)(2).

                                                                                                                         9/1/2011
                                                                  CLERK
                                            PAUPER'S OATH ON- APPEAL
CAUSE NO,:            HSLI qq1-                                                 AFFENSE:               ~     Ju.c.Wc!;
THE STATE OF TEXAS                                                               (){);)                DISTRICT COURT

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  e:Ghru::d ~ OaJ~/cr                                                             HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

TO THE HONORABLE mDOE OF SAID COURT:
       NOW COMES ~C, O~(ns                                       ,defendant in the above styled and numbered
cause, and states under oath that he is without fun s, p perty or income. The defendant respectfully petitions
the court to: (check all that apply)
       )( Appoint appellate counsel to represent him.
           )(         Asks the court to order that a Zrdt'?'b~......--

SUBSCRIBED A~                 ~f¥.tE0Dfore_me, this--,....:::~
                              Chris Daniei
                              District Clerk

                              FEB 0 5 2015
                              Harris County, Texas

                                   Deputy
                                                                   ORDER
On    ~ 51                        2.0 IS the court conducted a hearing and found that the defendant is indigent.
~     The court orders that _               1JrNtAu..r-Iti6Ae~                                  is appointed to represent
                                                                                                                                /

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  / ' defendant/appellant on appeal.
           The court reporter is ordered to prepare and file the reporter's record without charge to the
           defendant/appellant.
                                     {.it thr flerk of this court mail a copy of the order to the court reporter:
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                                                            JUnGEP~ING
                                                            =~-:-:~~............-n~IISSTT~RICT COURT
                                                            HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

                                                             AFFIRMATION
     I,                  bAW-- r                       ~, Attorney at Law, swear or affirm that I will be solely
     resp      sible for writing a brief and representing the appellant on appeal. If I am not able to preform my
     duties as appellate cotinsel, I will notify the court immediately so that the court may take the
     appropriate action a de                ed necessary.
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