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Date Created: 2016-09-28 22:10:17.217109+00
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CAUSE ~U. 96-CR-17U
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       IS MAE~~ DIAZ, JR. ,                             §         IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS
                t· Relator. ,                           ~         OF APPEALS OF TEXAS
       v.                                               §         P.O.BOX 12308
       LOUISE PEARSON,District Clerk.,      §                     CAPITOL STATION
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                          Respondent.       §                     AUSTIN,TEXAS 78711
                                   HISTORY OF THE CASE

            On. December 29th 2014, Ismael Diaz,Jr (Relator) in this case fowered
       District Clerk: Mr.Pearson, a Motion Art.40.001. base upon newly discovered
       evidance and Relator's Motion Writ of Mandamus,Was via: Certified Receip#
       7010 3090 0002 9154 3491.Since then Relator have discovered this Newly Evid-
       dance under Brady Material which were not available during trial Brady
       Motion under Art.40~001. and-Bar rif: Art.11.07. V.A.C.C.P. Sec.4 (a)(1)(2).
       Hno: Clerk OF COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS:Heres this Brady Motion, I have
       requested in Honorable 229th District Court Of Starr County add to my Art.
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       40.001.This Brady Motion . In the past in more that one ocation I have send
       Starr Couty Clerk Stamp envelops for him give Relator's an answred:thereis
       no answered. Herein is the Clerk covered letter and Motion requesting Hon:
       District Court add to Applicant's Art.40.001. The Newly Discovered Evidance
       addressed to Hon:Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding; an unsworn to declaration and
       cetrificated of service too.
            Hon: Louise Pearson,District Clerk: ~elator is requesting this Honorab-
       le COURT OF_APPEALS,GRANT,This othere Motion to be added to Applicants' Art.
       40.001. Under Brady Motion Upon Newly Discovered Evidance in the best of
       relators interest~ Relator will send Brady Motion in two (2) different envi-
       olops,envelop #(1) and #(2) don't have a writ envelop.

            EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY
       OF JANUARY 2015.

                                                                                     TED
                                 RECE\VED \N
                            COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                                            D. ISMA ,L-    AZ,
                                   JAN 20 2015                  RDCJ#773609 ,
                                                                JIM FERGUSON ~NIT
                                                                12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
                                Abe\ Acosta, C\erk              MIDWAY,TEXAS 75852
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                                                                   PRO SE#773609

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                            UNSWORN TO DECLARATION
     ~ursuant   to both Federal law 28 u.s.c. ~ 1746 and Texas Civil Practice
and. Remedies Code§§ 132.001-132.003, I Ismael Diaz,Jr, an Incarcerated
Citizen of the State of Texas herein swear under penalty that the foregoing
is a TRUE AND CORRECT account of events as described herein.

     EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY
OF JANUARY 2015.

                                                 ...ISMAE D Z,JR
                                                    TDCJ 3 773609
                                                    JIM FERGUSON· UNIT
                                                    12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
                                                    MIDWAY TEXAS 75852
                                                    PRO SE 1 77 3609.

                            CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
       This is to both verify and certify that a coplete copy of the forgoing
 instrument has been maild to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by pre-
 paid postige. Relator has addressed said packagee or in two difrent busine-
 ss # (10) envolops to the Honorable Clerk my Brady Motion:

                                 LOUISE PEARSON
                                  P.O.BOX 12308
                                 CAPITOL STATION
                               AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711

      EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY
 OF JANUARY 2015.
                                                                         TED

                                                ~ISMA L D AZ,J
                                                 TDCJ#773609
                                                 JIM FERGUSON UNIT
                                                 12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
                                                 MIDWAY,TEXAS 75852
                                                 PRO SE#773609
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                    -.. - ·-. - GARCIA. '
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                    DISTRICT CLERK-STARR COUNTY
                    STARR COUNTY. COURTHOUSE,R00Ml,302
                  · 401 NORTH BRITTON AVENUE       -~
                    RIO GRANDE CITY,TEXAS 78582                       JANUARY 11!m 2015

                    RE: MOTION REQUESTING HONORABLE 229TH COURT TO ADD APPLICANT'S TO ART.40.001,
                        THIS NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDANCE

                    DEAR                  MR~GARCIA-CLERK;

                         Now Comes Ismael Diaz,Jr;#773609,Cause No. 96-CR-170,in Starr County.
                    Please fowored a copy of this motion of newly discovered evidance to the
                    Honorable: Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding. And iieve a _copy for the Honorable:
                    D.A. Omar Escobar,District Attorney. Please f_~wored copy of instrument to:
                    Louise Pearson,District Clerk, In The Criminal Court of Appeals of Texa~
                    P.O.Box 12308. Capital. Station. Austin,~exas 78711. Under Texas Goverment
                    Code Sec.51~303, your ministerial duties of District Clerk.
                    Please Inclosed fine copy of this letter which needs to be file and marke
                    and retourn with the Honorable Clerk an_s\ver. Along with a self addressed
                    Stamped envelop.

                                          EXECUTED THIS 11TH DAY
                    OF .JANUARY 2015.

                                                                      ISMAEL DIAi,JR., ·
                                                                      TDCJ#773609
                                                                      JIM FERGUSON UNIT
                                                                      12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
                                                                      MIDWAY.' TEXAS .78582 -
                                                                    . APPLICANT PRO- SE
                                 CAUSE NO. 96-CR-170

.· 'IHE STATE OF·; TEXAS. ,                 §             IN THE 229TH JUDICIAL
              Plai~tlff.,                  §              DISTRICT COURT OF
 v.                                        §              STARR COUNTY, TEXAS
 !SMALE DIAZ,JR.,                          §
         Defendant.                        §

        APPLICAN'I,''S MOTION REQUESTING THIS HONOBAI)LE I)IS'I&IC'J; coua-..: TO
         ADD 'EO APPLICANT.'.S ART.40.001 TBlS NEWLY DISCOVERED EVlDANCE
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     THE   HONORABLE : Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding
       Now Comes lsmael Diaz,Jr., Applicant, introduction,Motion Upon Newly
 Discovered Evidence are &»nt&-olled by Art.icle.40.001 which provides: A New
 T~ia'l shall be granted .a·~ a~Y.,sed where material evidence Favorable to the
 Abcused has been discovered sin.ce trial.Appli:cant~ has ta~en the .position
 t~ken in the dissent that due to the language of Art.40.001 credibility is
 n~t as issue, and that all victim Recantation and there confession that
 was not giving under Her free will.

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      Applicant alleged fact which is .true, entitle Him to his ~1otion' s
 ~elief. SEE Keeter v. State 74 s.w.3d 31,36-37 (Tex Cri.App 2002): and
 Bar of: Art.ll.07, v.A.C.CoPo Sec.4(a)(1)(2).

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                                                                                            . CAUSE NO.;           96-CR~170

  THE STATE OF TEXAS•,                                                                                         §               IN THE .229TH JUDICiAL
                                    Plaintiffo~                                                                §               DISTRICT.COURT OF
  v~                                                                                                           §               STARR COUNT'{,. TEXAS
     ISt-1AEL DIAZ, JR. ,                                                                                      §
                                 De~endent.                                                                    §'

                                  MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL BASED ON NEWLY DISCOVERED·EVIDENCE·
                                  •',   ~-;   • •• '•,       fo           •   T.   ,•   0    o             ~

                                                        INTRODt:lC'IlON
                    ARTICL& ...·40.001,.
                                .
                                         of the Texas 'Code of Criminal Procedure Provides that
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   a ~~:new ~&:iai·~·. shall. be g~anted an accused where material eyide~ce Favorable
 .
   to
    .   the Accused
                .        has been discovered
                                     .   .    since. trial. Under this
                                                         .        .  - statute a defen-                                                                ~-

-- dc.m~. is .e1;1t~tl47d to a new tJ::ial if the newly discov~red evidance was unkno-
   wn. to ~is at t~e    .
                           time of:
                                 .
                                    trial; his failure to discover the new evidence .w-
                                                                      .

   a~ not merely cumulative; c.orroborativ.e; collateral or ·Impeaching; the new
   ev~dence aret~:;ue.and_ will bring about .a different result in a new trial

   SEE: Keet~r v. S~ate, 74 s~w.3d ~1,36-37(Tex.App 2002) and Bar of: ART.11.
   07,V.A.c.c~~· Sec.4{a)(1)(2).

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             ·the Def.endant is filing a Brady Motion herein. The only witness,
      Yolanda Sanchez,, testif.i~d against defendant and sought to blame the Defe-
      ndant f,or, killing. Asked di~ectly ,by ·counsel at trial, she denied her her
      testimont would benef,it: her. husband, Salome Sanchez, a co-defendant in the
     case. In fact, an infor_mationand belief,(Sanchez, received an acquittal·
     .f~or. his wife inculpetory .testimony]. There is evidance that ~·, Heriber.to
 , Silva.'s ..,gave witness a noQ:'!"credible, story a~out how Yolanda Sanchez, shou-
      ld test~fy before the jury to. accuse Applica~t.SEE EXHl)llT'~E" in Yolanda
      Di.:tz.,.&D.~ Sisters AFF,IDAV:Et,in .Ar,t.40.001,for newly discovered evidance, and
      now we h~ve as this other.(.EXHIBIT nul As a Brady Motion:. IN THE 381st DIS~
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  "TRlCT :CQURT OF, THE STl\.TE; ·OF TE~SL;I:CAUSE. N0.96-CR-142,96-CR-i50,96-CR-166;;IN
     'S'l;ATEMENT. OF FACT-S:. Testi,mony of Yolanda Sapchez;January 26.,199·9, SEE cover,
      page (1') -;(~~):f~}~ as(E~IIUT ~) Defendant • s counsel Mr .Guerra, askem~s.es], (however slight, ..
 nor· by ·the .. exertion. of any. improper Influen~~].u.s~C~A~-~o~s~:~·
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 There are ·clearer· evidence where .. D.• A •. Heril;>ertc;> ~i;J;,v~_·s· _·gave __ witn~ss a n~~--
 credible story. . about how Mrs .• Sanchez, sho~ld ~e~tify befor .. the                     . . ..jury
                                                                                                     ..          .under                                                            ':.:"'       .                                                           ··'           .        ;.

  ~·.perjury'', to accuse. Applican.t' s . of. a -extra11eus. m\lrder. _,SEE (EXIJlBl~ !>. i~
  Yolanc:la·Diaz· ·and Sisters. Affidavet in Art.40.001,Pg;_ (6·) colom (VIII;~) A
 conviction that results from a Constitutional ·error-free !£r-ial is Entitl&i
          .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -~

  to the greatest, and thus, ·when· a Criminal -Procedure Claim of Innocence
 based on Newly Discovered Evidance., the evidence presented must constitute
 affirmative- ·evidence. of .. the. -App~icant • s .inn~cepc::e_; .. o11ce __ t:_he Appl~~a_I1t'.s pr-
 ovides such -evidence, .. it .is then. appropri$~.e _·t9 pro.c~~~ .~ith                   a determinati-
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·on ·of whether :Applicant 1 s .can prove. by. &l~$r and ~()~yi&ing       .
                                                                                     evidan&e
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                                                                                                                that  '
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··reasonable jurors- wold. have .convicted ·Applicant.' s ~n light of the Newly
                                •                                                            •              '                                                                      •                     ·-         • • • , • • _,       ••       • •• 1"         •   _ ........            .

 'Di'scovered -Ev:idance- is·.adlliissible. Heri'bertQ Si;lya's·.Prosecuter·'s '~Plans ,
·iept·-·Dening Applicant'!,s
                   .    .   -. .
                                 ·.~ Fair.
                                      '.
                                           Trial ,.~n~~r. -~·ra.~d, ~~~b ~~~s: ~ro~~~~.,,of.
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  Lenieney"·';· .. ·'When State Cour·t adiQit$ evid~nce. that is so unc;luly _prfo!1udi,c~l,
· tha't is· ·renders · trial .. fundamentally. unfairfl: .Due. ProcEas~ . J:aaus~. t?f .~?P;_t­
'eenth '·Amendment· pr·ovides· ~Mechanism for Relief.....U~S.C 1~'A.Coi1si.Awepd~.14.•
 ·(EXHIBIT ·g_-Pg(·S)l atteched hereto and ..fully .. incorpor.ii~e.d ~eJ;~in ~s .. ~.f
.. s·et. OUt' fully al leng-th. :
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    · ·Appiicant have ·reveal ·this .Honorable 22.9th Dis.J;.ric~ Court OF Starr
County; how ·P-rosecuter. ·Heriberto .Silva: Plans. Kept .Dening Appficant.' s. a .fair

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