Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-10-01 21:00:52.506522+00
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CRIMIN AL APPEALS - CERTIFI CATE
                                          To Be Filed with Court of Appeals
                                           TRIAL COURT NO.: B14554

    STA TE OF TEXAS                                                                          FILED IN
                                                                           IN         DISTRICT
                                                                                       4th COURT COURT
                                                                                                 OF APPEALS
                                                                                       SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
    Vs.                                                                    198th JUDICIAL
                                                                                   12/30/15 DISTRICT
                                                                                            9:23:27 AM
                                                                                        KEITH E. HOTTLE
    TAMARA MCCRACKEN                                                                   Clerk TEXAS
                                                                           OF KERR COUNTY,

    1. Date Notice of Appeal filed in Trial Court:       December 3rdth , 2015

*   2. Has a motion for new trial been filed:   L Yes      _ _ _No                            L    ':\" nd ~C \ 5
                                                                          Date Filed: ~e..Qe.-n~"- ~ I

       Will a motion for new trial be filed:                      _ _No
                                                  - - -Yes

    3. Date of Judgment signed:     Noy~mber    30th. 2015

    4. The Honorable: M. Rex Emerson presided at trial.

    5. The Defendant is represented by: M. Patrick ~1aguire Bar No. 24002515
    945 Bamett Street. Kerrville. Tx 780')8 830-895-2590

    6. The State is represented by: Scott Monroe. Bar No. 14')72700
    200 Earl Garrett. Ste '01 Kerrville. Tx 78028 830-896-4744

    7. Defendant's Counsel is _ _Retained            X    Appointed   _~_Pro     se

    8. Defendant was convicted in this court of the offense of: Possession of Controlled Substance-Heroin
    37 Tex.

      337, 339-340 (1872-73), the Supreme Court, which at that time had criminal

      jurisdiction, held:

             ... The discretion of the District Court. in granting new trials. is almost the
.,

                only protection to the citizen against the illegal or oppressive verdicts of

                prejudiced, careless, or ignorant juries, and we think the District Court

                should never hesitate to use that discretion whenever the ends of justice

                have not been attained by those verdicts.

State v. Gonzalez, 855 S.W.2d 692 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993).

          4.    For the foregoing reasons, and for such other reasons that may arise on

the hearing of this Motion, Defendant requests a new trial.

          WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant prays that the Court set

aside the judgment of conviction entered in this cause and order a new trial on the

merits.

                                           Respectfully submitted,

                                           M. PATRICK MAGUIRE, P.C.
                                           Attorney and Counselor
                                           945 Barnett Street
                                           Kerrville, Texas 78028
                                           Tel: (830) 895-2590
                                           Fax: (83 ) 895-2594

                                            BY:---=_ _~--lI._ _ _      ---1___--.:.~r---   __
                                               M. Patrick Maguire
                                               State Bar No. 24002515
                                               mpmlaw@ktc.com
                                               Attorney for Tamara Joy McCracken

                             CERTIFICATE OF PRESENTMENT

          By signature above, I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and

foregoing has been hand-delivered to the Office for the 198th Judicial District Court of

Kerr County. on this day, December 22,2015.
                            CERTIFICAorE OF SERVICE

      This is to certify that on December 22, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above

and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Kerr County, 402

Clearwater Paseo, Suite 500, Kerrville, Texas 78028, by hand delivery.
                                        NO. B14-554 

STATE OF TEXAS                                 §       IN THE DISTRICT COURT
                                               §
VS.                                            §       198th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
                                               §
TAMARA MCCRACKEN                               §       KERR COUNTY, TEXAS

                                   NOTICE OF APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

       Now comes Tamara McCracken, Defendant in the above styled and nwnbered cause, and

gives this written notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas from the

judgment ofconviction and sentence herein rendered against Tamara McCracken.

                                           Respectfully submitted,

                                           BRETT FERGUSON
                                           327 Earl Garrett Ste 104
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                                           Kerrville, Texas 78028                          ROBBIN BURLEW
                                                                                     District CIer1t. Kerr County, TX
                                           Tel: (830) 895-2544
                                           Fax: (830) 895-3353                      ~;X~                                

                                           By:---,.~~..,::::::;;...=--..::::.   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
                                                   e       rguson
                                                   te Bar No. 24040889
                                                bferg@ktc.com
                                                Attorney for Tamara McCracken

                               CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       This is to certify that on December 3, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and

foregoing docwnent was served on the District Attorney's Office, Kerr County by hand delivery.
                                                CAUSE NO. B 14-554--MTP 

  THE STATE OF TEXAS                                    §      IN THE DISTRICT COURT
                                                        §
  VS.                                                   §      198th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
                                                        §
  TAMARA JOY MCCRACKEN                                  §      KERR COUNTY, TEXAS

                TRIAL COURT'S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO APPEAL

  I, judge of the trial court, certifY this criminal case:

   r-     is not a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has the right of appeaL [or]

          is a plea-bargain case, but matters were written by motion and ruled on before trial and
  not withdrawn or waived, and the defendant has the right of appeal. [or]

         is a plea-bargain case, but the trial court has given permission to appeal, and the
  defendant has the right of appeal. [or]

          is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeaL [or]

  Judge                                                        Date Signed

  I have received a copy of the certification. I have also been informed of tbe rights concerning any appeal
  of this criminal case, including any right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule
  68 of tbe Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. I have been admonished tbat my attorney must mail a copy
  of the court of appeal's judgment and opinion to my last known address and I bave only 30 days in which
  to file a pro se petition for discretionary review in the court of 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 unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to
  timely inform my appellate attorney of any cbanges in my address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro
   e petition for discretionary review.

 efen t: T           JOY McCRACKEN
Mailing Address: 120 CRESSCENT DR
                                                        ~FERGUSON
                                                        State Bar Texas 10#:
                 KERRVILLE, TX 78028                    Mailing Address:
Telephone Number: (830) 370-2591                        Telephone Number: (830) 895-2544
Fax Number (if any):                                    Fax Number (if any): (830) 895-3353

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                                             Cause No. B14-554

 THE STATE OF TEXAS                                     §          IN THE 198TH JUDICIAL
 v.                                                     §          DISTRICT COURT OF
 TAMARA JOY McCRACKEN                                   §          KERR COUNTY, TEXAS
                                            ADJUDICATION OF GUILT;
                                SENTENCE To Institutional Division, JDeJ

                         DATE OF JUDGMENT:                  NOVEMBER 30, 2015
                           JUDGE PRESIDING:     M. REX EMERSON
                     ATIORNEY FOR THE STATE:    scon F. MONROE, DA/ STEPHEN HARPOLD, ADA
                ATIORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT:     BRm FERGUSON
                                   OFFENSE:     POSSESSION OF A CONTROllED SUBSTANCE­
                                                HEROIN