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PD-0617-15

                             Randall Bolivar # 1719379
                                     Ellis Unit
                                     1697 FM 980
                              Huntsville/ Texas 77343

                                                   June 23,   2015

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station
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Austin, Texas 78711

RE: Cause No. PD-0617-15

Dear Clerk of the Court:

      Enclosed for filing with the Court, please find my SECOND MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO FILE OUT OF TlMEPDR OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL DUE TO JURISDICTIONAL DEFECT.

      Thank you for your time and efforts. God Bless You!.
                                                   Respectfully Submitted,

                                                   Randall Bolivar, Pro Se

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      State Prosecuting Attorney
      Cameron County D.A.'s Office                                    FILED IN
      File                                                    COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                                                       JUL 0? 20i5

                                                                     Abel Acosta, Clerk

                                                                           RECEIVED IN
                                                                     COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

                                                                            JUL 07 2015

                                                                         Abel Acosta, Clerk
                                                                           RECEIVED IN
                               CAUSE NO. PD-0617-15
                                                                         COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL!
                                                                               JUL 07 101!
                                       IN THE

                             COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS                     AS&dS/lfO
                                   AUSTIN,   TEXAS

RANDALL BOLIVAR,                         §
    Petitioner                           §      COA NO. 13-11-00397-CR
                                         §      13TH Court of Appeals
vs.                                      §
                                         §      Tr. Ct. No. 09-CR-2869-A
THE STATE OF TEXAS,                      §      107TH District Court
      Respondent                         §

      SECOND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OUT OF TIME PDR OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

                           DUE TO JURISDICTIONAL DEFECT

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF' THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

      Comes now Randall Bolivar, Petitioner Pro Se, and respectfully moves the
Court to grant him leave to file an out of time Petition for Discretionary
Review (PDR) in the Court of Criminal Appeals, and support shows:
                                       FACTS

1. Appellant filed a pre-trial writ of habeas corpus, and a hearing was held
  June 14, 2011 in the 107TH District Court of Cameron County, Texas. (RR-I6)
2. The trial court denied the requested relief, and an interlocutory appeal
   ensued. (Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Cause No. 13-11-00397-CR)
3. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals delivered a published opinion, by Justice
   Gregory T. Perkes, on November 1, 2012. The case is cited as EX PARTE
   RANDALL BOLIVAR, 386 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi 2012).
4. Appellate counsel wrote Appellant on November 3, 2012 to notify Appellant
      of the appellate court's affirmation, but did not advise Petitioner of his
      rights to petition this Court for discretionary review. (Exhibit Attached).
5. Appellant first became aware of his rignt to aPDR in the instant case on
      May 11, 2015 while reviewing the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedures in
      anticipation of having to respond to any brief or objection filed by the
      State in response to the Writ of Mandamus and Stay of Proceedings filed by
      Petitioner in this Court. (Cause No. WR-79,354-03).
6. Appellant has never received the trial court's order of denial, nor has the
   trial court's Clerk's Record been made available to Appellant. Just recently
   has Appellate counsel made the Appellate Brief and State's Brief.
7. Appellant has never been appraised of his rights under Rule 68, TRAP, as
      required under Rule 48.4, TRAP. Appellate Court's record supports his claim.
                                      ARGUMENT

      Appellant argues due to interlocutory Appellate Counsel, Luis P. Garcia and
Lisa G. Greenberg, failing to inform Appellant that he had fifteen (15) days to
file either a motion for extension of time to file PDR, or to file the PDR

proper, pursuant to Rule 68, TRAP, as shown in the attached Exhibit. (JPAY
letter from Lisa G. Greenberg).
   Garcia and Greenberg have a duty as appellate counsel to notify Appellant of
his time limits to file the motion for extension or PDR proper, in which both
attorneys failed to do soand follow Rule 48.4, TRAP, requirements in sending
Appellant, via Certified Mail, notice of the Court of Appeals opinion and that
Appellant must file said motion for extension or PDR, see id.
   Because Appellate Counsel failed to notify Appellant of TRAP Rule 68
requirements to file for an extension or PDR, this Court has repeatedly held
as precedent in the past that Appellant should be granted leave to file a PDR
due to an appellate counsel's failure to notify. This reasoning is also in line
"with the rule that defendants have a right to effective assistance of counsel
on appeal." LAFLER v. COOPER, 132 S. Ct. 1376, 1385 (2012). Appellate Counsel's
duties on appeal continue until Rule 48.4 has been executed by counsel.
   Appellant's interlocutory appeal addressed a separate conviction from the
I05TH District Court of Kleberg County, Texas (Cause No. 06-CRF-0501) other
than the 107TH District Court of Cameron County, Texas (Cause No. 09-CR-2869-A),
conviction in wnich the Kleberg Court, prior to the Cameron County Murder trial,
found that as to Count I to the Kleberg Motion To Revoke of the same Cameron
County murder allegation to be "NOT TRUE," therein divesting Cameron County of
JURISDICTION/ which cannot be waived, and can be brought forth at any time, in
any court. See EX PARTE PATTERSON, 969 S.W.2d 16, 19 (CCA 1998); HOUSTON GEN.
INS. CO. v. ATER, 843 S.W.2d 225, 227 (Tex. App. El Paso 1992).
   Therefore, by this Court's prior denial of leave to file out of time PDR
was in ercorcreating a fundamental constitutional violation of significant
magnitude due to jurisdictional issue.
                                    PRAYER

   Wherefore, premises considered, Petitioner prays this Honorable Court will
grant leave to file an out of time PDR in Cause No. 13-11-00397-CR, from the
Thirteenth Court of Appeals.
                                                Respectfully Submitted,

                                                Randall Bolivar, Pro Se
                                                Petitioner
                                                Ellis Unit, TDCJ # 1719379
                                                1697 FM 980
                                                   Huntsville, Texas 77343

                                    VERIFICATION

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF WALKER

                             AAFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF
   SECOND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OUT OF TIME PDR OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL
                           DUE TO JURISDICTIONAL DEFECT

I, Randall Bolivar, being presently incarcerated within TDCJ-CID, O.B. Ellis
Unit, located in Walker County, Texas, declare under penalty of perjury without
the United Statesa that I have read the above-noted motion, that every
allegation and fact stated therin and herewith are true, correct, and complete
pursuant to Title 28 DSC § 1746 (1).
EXECUTED ON June 23, 2015.
                                                   Randall Bolivar, Affiant

                               CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Maria S. Rey, certify that a true and correct copy of the above and fore
going document has been served on opposing counsel for the State via hand-
delivery, fax, or regular First Class Mail at:

Cameron County D.A.'s Office                       State Prosecuting Attorney
964 E.   Harrison St.                  AND         P.O.   Box.13046
Brownsville, Texas 78520                           /Austin, Texas l$]l±.
Signed and served on June   X£>,   2015.
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   To (Inmate): RANDALL BOLIVAR, ID: 01719379
   Date: 11/3/2012 10:04:15 AM EST,     Letter ID: 43334950
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Iwant to see this through as Iam committed to your case hut Iam =k-* ♦
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Iwill await word from you.
Thanks Randall, take care,
Lisa

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