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DECEMBER 23, 2014
case N¢. 2013-839-€2A

IN THE CRIMINAL 54th DISTRICT
EX PARTE

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_PETITIONER'$`R sPoNsE To TRIAL ATToRNEY's AFFIDAVIT AND`
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COURT OF MCLENNAN COUNTY/ TEXA$

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Charles Ray Hayes, therefore, now answers and refutes Trial
Attorney Robert F. Swanton, Jr., statement of facts concerning the
events that transpired during his representation of Petitioner,
Charles Ray Hayes._

Wherefore, Petitioner by proof of this affidavit maintains
`and asserts the following:

l.) In Trial Attorney's statement of facts, Trial Attorney
clearly asserts that Defendant Charles Ray Hayes told
him that he had suffered head trauma and was experien-
cing mental deficiency issues that would clearly affect
his thinking`process and memory issues.

2.) In his own words Trial Attorney Swanton tries to convince
this Honorable Court that in his opinion, he has deter-
mined that Defendant Charles Ray Hayes is competent and
seems to have control of his senses. Petitioner would
ask this Honorable Court-to request that Trial Attorney
present any verifiable evidence or degree to show that
Trial Attorney Swanton is a Licensed and Trained Clini-
Psychologist or Doctor trained to diagnose symtoms asso-

ciated with Dementia or Diminished Capacity or any form

of mental deficiency.

3.) Trial Attorney Swanton was ineffective because he in wan-

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ton and willful neglect made a decision based on no med-
ical training or experience to act as a physician and de-
termine that his client was in fact competent to understand
the proceeding against him.

Trial Attorney was ineffective because he acted as a pro~
secuting attorney instead of trying to defend his client
and establish reasonable doubt as to the guilt of his client
and perform a medical investigation as to the nature and
extent of his clients mental competence. \He literally sur~
rendered his client to the District Attorney without even
putting up a credible defense.

Petitioner Charles Ray Hayes, again claims ineffective assis-
tance of Counsel due to the fact that when Trial Attorney
mentions viewing the video that police had of defendant,it
does show some minor swerving, but clearly not the curb
jumping scenario that police mentioned or reported. It
clearly proves bias on the part of law enforcement to make
a presumption of guilt based on prior record and not On the
actual evidence at hand during the stop. Thus this stop
and arrest were clearly in violation of defendants consti-
tutional rights to illegal stop, search and seizure and
confinement.

Trial Counsel again was ineffective because he persuaded
defendant to plead guilty and waive his right to appeal in
order to appease trial court and prosecuting attorney- Pe~
titioner Hayes had no recourse but to give in to the pres-
sure and threatening tactics employed by both his trial
attorney and prosecuting attorney. They both told him that
he would received life in prison if he did not cop out to

the plea he was being offered.

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THEREFORE, it is clearly established that defendant did not
have effective representation at his trial or pleading and trial
attorney and trial judge clearly should have ordered a psyhicatric
examination before any plea was to be accepted or discussed_

The affidavit clearly mentions the video by trial attorney
Swanton as to not showing what the police had mentioned in their
report, therefore, this is tantamount to discovering new evidence
in which police had no grounds or reason to legally pull over or
perform an illegal search and arrest of defendant.

Defendant now moves and request that this Honorable Court
overturn his conviction due to the discoverey of the new evidence
and the deception by trial attorney to perform proper representae
tion and effective counsel performance for his client. The rules
for discoverey of new evidence amount to the following rules and
guidelines as established by the Texas Rules of Apellate Procedure.

NEW TR I AL

Article 40.01, to Article 40.11 was repealed by the Texas Rules
of Apellate Procedure. Now, Article 40.001, provides a New Trial on
material Evidence; A new trial shall be granted the accused where
material evidence (Video mentioned in Trial Attorney Swanton's Affi*
davit, & defendants statement as to his head trauma), favorable to
the Movant has been discovered since proceedings and plea. See Keeter
v. State, 74 S.W.3d 31, 36 (Tex.Crim.App.ZOOZ). Before the repeal by
the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Article 40.03 set out the gr-
ounds for a new trial in criminal cases. One of those grounds was
where new evidence material to the defendant has been discovered sin-
ce trial. The Court consistently interpreted that provision as re-
quiring the satisfaction of a four-part test: Vernon's Ann.Texas

C.C.P. art. 40.00l.

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2.)

3.)

The newly discovered evidence was unknown or unavailable
to the Movant at the time of his trial or plea: in this
instance, Trial Attorney's affidavit as to the statement
of facts and statements of Movant's claims of head trau-
ma and inconsistancy regarding his comprehension of the
reason for his charges and his subsequent arrest.

The Movant's failure to discover or obtain the evidence
was not due to a lack of diligence, but to a lack of pro-
per and effective assistance of counsel and the mental
capacity to understand the proceedings against him.

The new evidence is admissible and is not merely cumula-
tive, corroborative, collateral of impeaching; and Movant
Charles Ray Hayes further asserts that because his traf-
fic stop was illegal, the evidence obtain subsequently is
now tainted and inadmissable, thereby establishing reason-
able doubt.

The new evidence is probable, viable, and true and will
probably bring about a different result in another trial.
But for_the effective assistance of counsel, Movant states
and asserts to this Honorable Court that reasonable doubt
would be established and the outcome would have been dif-
ferent ...... the Court's interpret(ed) the new statute in
conformity with their prior caselaw and continue(d) to ad-
here to the four-part test7 see Molinar v. State, 910 S.W.
2d 572, 583. See Texas Rules Apellate Procedure, Rules
21.3 (b)/ (f) Trap.

Movant meets the 4 requirements for obtaining a new trial

based on newly discovered evidence. Therefore, the Court
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should grant Movant a new trial pursuant to the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure and the establishment and presentation of

Trial Attorney's affidavit and statement of facts and admissions.

MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL OR SENTENCE

 

Movant states in good faith that this is not an collateral
attack on any courtl but a statement of the facts as asserted in
Trial Attorney's Affidavit. Movant has no other remedy of law-
Movant/Defendant/Petitioner Haswconsistently'maintained his inno-
cence and ask this Honorable Court to properly entertain this Mo-
tion for a new trial, grant it, rehear Movant's plea, and re-sen-
tence him and argues that it does not thereby violate the prohi-
bition against a grant by the trial court for a new trial as to
punishment only. State v. Aguilera, 165 S.W.3d 695; See State
v. Bates, 889 S.W.Zd 309 (Tex. Crim.App.l994). The Courts has the
authority to grant a new trial on punishment. Rules Appellate Pro-
cedure, Rule 21.1 (b), State v. Davis, 349 S.W.dd 535 (TeX.Crim.
App;ZOll).

THE JUDGMENT NUNC PRO TUNC'

The Judgment Nunc Pro Tunc should be granted because the evi-
dence is clear and convincing that a clerical error was made. Pruet
v. Coastal States Trading, Inc. 715 S.W.Zd 702, 705 (Tex.App.-Hou-
ston [lst Dist.] 1986, no writ). The evidence may be in the form
of oral testimony of witnesses, written documents (in this instance
trial attorney's affidavit), previous judgments, the court's docu-
ment (in this instance, failure to order psychiatric examination),
or judge‘s recollection. The judge may rely on his personal reco-
llection of the facts, and the the trial judge‘s personal recollec-

tion can support the findings of the clerical error or other errors.

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ARREST OF JUDGMENT
Movant, in his contention, requests (asks) respectfully of
this Honorable Court first to recognize this document as "Pro Se"
in its entirety and secondly to grant this his Motion for Arrest
of Judgment, because the judgment rendered against Movant was con-
trary to the law. Grounds and Amended_Grounds for this motion are
as follows:

l.) `The indictment is subject to an exception on sustantive
grounds.

2.) In relation to the indictment, the verdict is substanti-
vely defective; the prior conviction used for enhancement
are invalid and prohibited by law and have not been proven
that said trial court had jurisdiction to invoke prior con-
victions ‘and further asserts that the charging instrume~
nt used to convict him was not valid in that it~did not\
specify the exact nature of the offense of DWI felony or
by what means it was determined that he committed this
offense.

3;) The judgment is invalid because of the illegal traffic
stop, the introduction of the prior offenses was both
prejudicial, biased, and?could only lead to_one final
conclusion, the failure to establish jurisdiction and
proof of guilt on prior convictions used for enhancement.

.PRAYER
_A judgment may be reformed so as to show the offense to which
the accused was found guilty by the court. A Nunc Pro Tunc Order
may correct errors which Movant clearly requested from Trial Court

and which said Trial Court has refused and denied.

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Clearly in the instant casel the Trial Court has the author-
ity to correct mistakes or errors in a judgment. See Tex. R. App.
P. 36. Movant only requests this Honorable Court to be resentenced
under the Guidelines of the crime for which he was convicted for
and also requests (asks) that if the Court does not Grant the mo~
tion at this time, that he be allowed an Evidentiary Hearing.

wHEREFORE, Movant prays in all things considered that this
Honorable Court Grant this, his Motion for a new trial, arrest of
judgment, or an appeal and/or motion for judgment nunc pro tunc and
in alternative to modify, or resentence and prays for justice in

all things considered Movant therefore prays.

Respectfully submitted/

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Charles Ray Hbyes/

Jester III Unit
TDCJ-No.l9l5796

3 Jester Road
Richmondl Texas 77406