Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-09-29 00:03:58.174765+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:00.115295
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                         C: C\ e.r \<. --kr-+he Cour+o.C ~peaL            . RECE~VED ~N
                                                                              COURT OF CRIMINAL APP&.LS
                         Da-+e:   ~pr,\ .2 ~) J-O 1~                                  APR 30 2015
                                                                                  Ab81 Acos_ta, Clerk
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           CAUSE. NOS. lg22.2.59 f_
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        Is+ COURT OF APP(ALS--
                    a+- .HOUSTON                           I
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.· TN RE .W\ll\/\\\1\ HAY\NARD FREEN\ANSR~
                      ReLator
  J="y-or"' +he ·182Nd. D\s+r,c+ Cour·+                                                      ~
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   Pl:-TI'TlON l-OR                                     v~.RIT-OF        MANDAN\US

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             TABLE .OF CONTE N'TS                         _·-___ ·
                                 ·                   Paqe -N um hers
I DENTlT'Y OE.PART:IES ~CDUNSEL _ _._3-
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INOE~      OF A\JTJ40R\TlES ·. --                           Lf- -.
.s·TATEN\£.NT-or-TI-H- CASE_--_-...;_-·_·_·--b
5\ATEN\\:_NT OF JURISDJCTION _ _··~ 5
ISSUES PR£SENT~D                                           I
STATEN\ENT OF.l="ACT£                                       1 ___ _
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ARGUMENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9--
Issue \ :The rr.'\a l. Cc;>ur+S 'record~r has ·\al\e,d -to prov·,~e
-the_r-eJator UJith cop\e-s ot +he. mo+,o~5 of reco'td a~d -the.
·.+r',a~ c.our+s decisioN otJ these lv\ofl~~s             . ~ -~·-·
1.?s~e-4:··The. R,e~poNde;uf, r;e:t'uses 1o_per·tor~. - ..
tv\i.~~~4etlal du+1e.s b'f prov1d.1 Nq +he Relator wr+h +he               .
eY.hLbd·5_o±_ reCO"Cd . . -·                           .. ,-+he. a+h9r~eysJaNd arJy 6+ner
persorJ who has a(l..)y iN+e.tes+ ljf'J -fhe. outc.otv~e o+ +h;s
pe.+i+iotJ :
RelBto r l= re.e Ma,u Sr._i 5 a: pro(se- I;+ iqa~ a_~_d_-_rs~~
~o+ ~epr~seJV+ed by ~O~tJseL ltJ +h6 pro ~ee.d; ~'l., No
B-\-tvrtJ~Y ~~5 beeN de.SICjN'd+e..d or IY\~fV'-~i~!V.ea' ON_~~
be~a_\-f_D-P-t\~e re'=>potvdatJ+,-the.. par-ty o+ lf\l+eres+_,s
·the s+a+e c·+-Tex.as.

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                     INDEX DF AUTHOR!TIFS
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     I tv P.~ CorotJado q ~Q5:W~J-d          69 lj loqJ..(Tel\.,.A pp:- Sa/\J _
,    ~_NtorJ l DJ_q·q<( Or'i qu Ptl() C.ed/tJq)            .       . Cj      --

      I"LRe .Je bbi.o_ j_/o S,w.3d             '753,75t> (Te~~App:-\-touco+oN _
    . [14+-h Dls-k]J..ooo) .                    .    .       ·   ·      -~ ·_.        I

     !ltv Re \rJa;hiNqtl>N 7SeW 3d at 181 ('T·ex.App~ HousfoAJ ..
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     Cf_30 S.W.;td .I 'flo, 15"1. (Te;~. App".CDaHas             lct1o)    .   q
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                                             RULES       ·
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      Tel<. R P\pp. p;o, 50(d) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ q
                - --              STATO-TFS--
      Te:~.P GovJt Code -At-JN S·ec+.ioN ~2 .l::tl {o.)---==--___.2

      Tex. 0 ov'·+ Cod e_~_NN Sec.+I oN )..2.,.21. ( (b)                       .~
     !Te~. Pe.rva\ Code Se,c.4-~ot\l 3~-\0Cq)Co')(cl)        I

      VerNoN \qqq _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                    £-to
                               CONS\l\UTtON
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         CAUSE NOS, 13·222.~Cf i-13c2.'Z.f,_0
 IN RE WtLLlAM ~A'<"WA R[) ~REEM.AN) S_R.

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 RELATOR S PET,.1lON FOR\t~~IT OF
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 IV\ ANDAN\US                      - ·      . .     ~   _· .

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 at L'(\atJdaMus                   o++he detv1al c:+
                         ;WMR\atNirVll_                            _.
 par+,'c.~~a" por+-ro.rJ o+ th~ tr~aL records as r+ p·er~IN$
 +o h~ s , ~Noc.~!'-'c~ aNd .h's r1qh+s ·to a ~ofY'refe c.qpy
 o~ hi's +rtal re.co~ m o+loNs,al\.)d ~\ l_ e.,c.\,, b1 -tJs_ f1\e.d irJ
. ~hose ptp~ee,di f'JCf6 j N 1C1M~\if.-t\,s r"-lak,~ C.O\Mplaii\JS o+--
  +he d ei\J 1a L ffi ·-the tno-hDNS +,l eJ a+ n\  ~ +rt a\ J a10d -ltJe.
 riqh+ -to.Kt'Jow VJh~ch !"'o+iotJ~ were qratJ.t:eJ aruddeN1d,,
 }:()r c.\~ri+y, re-\a-hDr tSJ:e.ferr.ed ~a~ 'rreeM;,JJ;
 respo.~Jd@,v+) Ms. E_drVC), \ho;N7otJ IS re~erred 4o by .
 \\JaMe; aNd +he re.al party \tJ lNteres+ \S re~@rreJ ,~:
 as -+'-'e s+a+e        D+ Te~as~
            -s·l~ATEN\E     t\IT   0~-   TURISD\C.TION
 ·This Cour+ has           )urisdi~+ioN -to \ssue_a wrl·+ ot ·
 tv'\ eNd aM u   s .,
 ;Tex. C. oNs+~ ar}. S § bj Te~. Gov)t Cod~,~ 2.2. ,.2.2l(o)
          STA'TE.MEl~T                     OF THE- CASE
The. uNder \_y 1NC\ pro ~ee.d-~rvq)-=-reeM~N has app~L~-d
has CON \U ct I,Q~ aNJ if'J. proce S~ purchasedJ),s·-±.tl6lL
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r_e c..~r d s_ ~r ru+u,re a~ peL\ a +e. re acs~·N l t-!q; o rvce h~
Y'ecC2.i ved ·h \S C..o)?,l €S o+ _+he reCords ;~ d1d.I\Jaf- Cm:u /c;;:AJ
a-~py ot ,+he motlorJS that _v.Jere de~ 1ed or gra.v-1-~d
by'1-he-\-r,al cour+) (\Jo~ -\:he. e~"'\bi+s ..

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 w~ ere -+he. Horvora6le. ~JaN'Ies A.Nd-ers orJ JS ·+he, __
pres\~! Nq judqe o+ -\-he, \ ~~. tJd D'istrk.--+ Court o+. Harris
Cou.'\J·ty ;Te~..                 ·   _       · .
ResPao~deAJ+s             ac.+;ot--.
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COur:f:   ha cl   a   _he.ar; tJq O!'l-fh.e. MOhoN'S -P. \eel by -+he
re\a-+ors ~ria\. ccuN7e\_" Th~\ rel~tor ~a~ ·~ut.Jd
qu•!+y ~y jury1 df\Jd-+,,rv\e ly,_-rd~ h(::,,tJa+,ce o.P appeell;
Luh1c'h ,s c.urreN+\,y p~Nt:hNq 1N +h1s caur-+; howe.ve.t>.
+he ·r~l_a+or· pu~chased.C.Qp\~s o~ his·-h-\·a-l.r-ec..ords.
hJ v;t h,t~ ;fhe_ ~espo.~deNf dei\J ;e~ h:Mi+he copies
d e'3,£1N a+tNfj :~e. ft.. tal Co~ rl-~ dec\ s 1O!V ol\1 eac~. fV!o-hoN/
aNd ;4-he e~V\,bd~,o+ -\1"~+ +rtaL~e. rec;p_o.vclf2rJ'f has
deN.I e.d af\Jd <:oN~ I "-lues,~ deNy-the re. \~for c:>+ ·-tho.se
fVLo·f.loi\JS a~;~eir 4ec1 S1 Of\1 rnacle by -the ·-h-I a\ C:...ourf
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             I ss.o~ 2 :_lhe _ret'>po N B6AJ;±. . re\'uses to_ p~"e4\)tfYl ..
             rvdl'liS~Y'~al du+ies       by prav·tdlf\/Cl-+he ·re\a+Or   With   ihe
             exhihi.ts         or   record.
                              STA:TEN\ENT Of: ~T\1\: I=A.CTS
             Re.La+or           \-ree.,MaiJ uuas ch~rqe,d arud   .c_ol\1 vicffi:l ~JJ DAle
             Se¥.-u~l a~sau(.+ c...asc:-~t3rJ_1s_etv+-eNtec:J -+co s:evetJ~-+we
             4ears iN pr1 s~rJ · ~e\.~to~ ~i N\_elt appealed arud_ fhese are. ·
             C, Ut CtetJ ·t\y p erv dliVer I~ ~~ .l ~t W Ll rt .0~ -dfp.ee.b~a±_ __.-:. .
             \-hou s o 1\l.                            ·   ··                -'
             0~·-the d~y--r~J~for Free~aN.f~~-~h-as~d +h~-eopf~ o-FA;s
             +r1a\. rec..or-Js iN the eve". d::+ha+ h's Si1recf C?-Ppea\ I?r?-ves
            1b IDe_ UN'Suc.c..-~S'5~u\, ho~~v_et ..~p_o.N_ te~~et pT o,~' +he _.
            1-r\~l re~or-ds-1-he.. relator o~e.-t-~ed :~a~t ter+e~f."'. parfs
            oC +he -tr:;al reC:.elrd s were en, ss• N'f ~N\'%e +n a\ records.J
            C1t-Jd--\hexetore wrote back to -\-he. respo~""di:bi+aNd ...
            \NCbUtred abou-t/~~ '":\ssLvq paqes fro~ -+"'e ,1-~ial_.reeohls,
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            N8.M-~\~ ~e Maf1o.w o-Lre,CA~ C!rJd_-1-he diSJ2.05•iioN1AJ9 af
            th.e.se r<\tcrho~S by +he -4-)..:\a\. c..ouy-+.i drvd +he. et.k,bits cS
             r-ecord: .                             -    .
            ·The ·-h-\a.l C.our·~ ha5 refused_-~ orde~·          -+he
                                                                    re5poNda..J-1-
             Ms. E.dtva lhon\J+oN +o tY'\a.k-e    ava,l·~b\e ~'\eSe docu N'\·eNts
             a~d -+he\'( cos+ +o ~e. Re\a+or i.f\l order +ha+ he. Mal
            .Pvrchase. +heN'I fnr- ~1e.- u.Se __i_N, h~ s ·a..p pe\ \a+e proc.e.ss.
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                                  AlJGUN\EN.TS
 I s~u.e :I :.The +ria\ cour--1-5                recorder _b_as _ _ -\a'l \ed .-to
 p~ov\cie. +he r~_la-!or: wifh c_or·~e.s ~ f"e Mof~o.Ns of~
 re,c...ord aNd -H-le +r·ja\_ Cour~ decl'5ION ON +he fY1oi1orJS~
IN de+er~'tNll\l9 t...uhe.Jher +he. w·r\·+- should be. \ssue. we.
 h\ ust tl:J#,e;r de.+erM 1NB wh~+her +he parfy ~-a~~
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 ~deC(,Ud-\--e. ~e.IY\ed~ by appeal . Id -1Y1arvda~v~ iS, i·N~~de.d
 ~ be. d.N ~~-+ra o \~~Nary ,reiV'edy?tJ ly .avad~_}J\e 'N hN\t+e~ ·
 C.. u~ c. u M sfaN ce..s~ \ t\\ vo ht \ ~ q vna N•-~ e. s+ at-J d urqeN+ Nece.s1ly
 arvd ~o-7 ~r q~\e.\taroces +\~a+ IY\a.y be ad.d.re.ssed by o~er
  f'eMcad1es. \-\o\\oway \/.·.\i-\~\1 Cour+ o~ appea)s 1to1S,w.
. l..d lo8V; b81- (Te.>e. lct~9ll.N ~e Je~\o\o .;Lb5.vJ. 3d 15~1S~
  (Te'i... P.·pp.·- Hou:)+cN [ \1-t+h. D\s+ ].::Looo)..

 Re \ator FreeMa~~                c.as.e .\-, CurreNfly         ON   a.ppe9L     II\J   +hi~
 Cou:r+j \\ow·e\je;- the r-~\a+cr- purchaseJ h~s·:+r;al reLf:Jr?"f>j
 aNd the t.ouY"-t cler-\( nas ret used +o +or-ward ~e. C£Jp1es
 o+·m h\o-\-.\o.Ns be.ar:I»Jq +he deeis\oJ\Js cf·+he-trlal ·
 Cout-+s de~s\o"' ot0 his Mo·ho:Js .a+ +'fidl arJd -~e
 ·e"'~:bi·-h:. used ac\a;Ns-\- h\M at+v-\aJ,+he r-e\a+or ~o Nof
 ha\ie a ~cle~ ud.,+·.~, r e ..M ~dy o·f Law be~ us~ 4-h\~ IS _Nof a
 h"tat+er I_N \Nbic.lr\ I+ caN IDe appea\eol to +h,s c..ourf. 1\IIIS
 -~e re\ a+or ask~;+""'\~ ~o~r+                   +o .f1re}N+ his ·Mer't+               o~
 N\aN darn us..,    g \"aN+ uv9 h ,,V\ +he.. r .el1 e:P h e s e~.
 Issue .2 ·.The r-espotvcla~ "r e~uses -k> pertorM ·+he
 m; f\J.\s+r- 'ta\ d u+ I es by p rov'•JL"'q +he re la+o r w i-fh~e.
 ·e.'f. h\ b\+s tl~·- rec.ord .

 .·w~   ha_..ve ~~r'~s,dic-Hof'J +q ts-sue w·r'i+s of 1'Y)~Nd~datJ+ '~ uASde.-~r -th~ CotJ+roL-:·d:~J
  au+~orl·4y ~ ~·1-rp!l coorf a,vd by Vi r+ur-e. o·~ l+.s
  :au~-1-hor~+Y do -+he-, ResRoNd~;vf a.ci- or ~al.\ _4-ti ac+1 bv+
  1+ 1s·+ne Re.spof\Jd·aN-l--iha+ has C.otu+roLofJ·he docvMe.Nis
  ~a.+     -\-\,e. Y'e \ afu r se.eks.                          . ____ .
  AN appellate rec.otds ;tN+eqr~+y 'Js c.ruc.ial: .-fb,y- p)--op~r
  ~dppe\\a+e rev~e.\lJ; wh',c..h __ \s +he rlqh+ aru appeliaf\J.+
  \\Vvo t S .\AJ.
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   "lhe.   bui--de.I\J Is oN +he.. par--~y see~lr.~~ rev'1ew ~see.
   4ha+    d 5l)~ \ c\ eN-\- "('-e..c.o'fd \ s ~ t"e s e 1\J-t e.d ib s ~ o UJ
   error re~uiriNq yreverssl .Te~. R~ Af>Po P~o. So (d).
- Ta-_r¥\_P.~.r·i NCJ     -q·~vetN ~~e~+q ( -~eOc~-ord uJJcler
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 ~e,v~e         by OMi-H-ItJq p.ar+5                   o-f'--+he relator~ re~orJs,.
atJd a.\ so C:tQ.:-4-ed w i·+h purpose. ai\Jd ll\1·~+ -1c e,aL! S>e
4-h,e te(a.+or ha_rM by·de1Vyi.v9 h~Af\+he 1+~ he Sefl
 ~a,ud b_y mal UNGJ ~+ 4o the H_grris GouftJ+y Dis-h-let- clerks,
 C hrls \)a.vre.L, Pos+ o fFLCE- BoK Lf.4:i.>, .1-/ous_lo,.;J TekJs
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