Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-09-30 01:16:46.239081+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:36:30.506198
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L'~JHI‘E NO. 3.2~“¢}332£.‘:°-€¢3?~272~:-"1
E§}¢; PPM@ ` -' § IN 'I.’HE CGUR’I‘ CJF CRIMI.?§‘L DIS'I‘E'~Z.'C‘X§F
§ 2721’1§51 JUDICI?*"L BISI’RICI*
D§W¥?Z B.. GRF?ER § FRE’)?G£~? C(HI&\?!.'Y, TEXZ~`§S
BPPLICANT'S B'BTION TO RECUSE D.ND DIS’Q‘UALIFY U'§ M\’.ABIE J{`)'DGE ‘F.`RZWIS

M I[II FROM E§NY M‘I} ALL PRD¢HTEDIL‘C~S DFN~»ING WITH D.PELICANT’S ,}..O'?
HZ‘£BE’AS CURPUS

'EG THE IM#EUBAHLE/JUDGE GE' SZ~!ID COURT:

OQ?'U NOW, DAVE D¥WNE GREIER, .Z§ppl:§.cant,h@rein am in 511§;§..~»:):¢:€: of weiss
W’;,icm will shm;' this warrale C¢.mrt the f§x`l,lowin;§: `

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Pight before the jun/ry was ch)m in, during a hearing in open cmt,
concernmg the fact that trial jw§g'e 'l‘mvisl?myan I`ELI, had mavile
xcepresenteé applicant in a cr:§,u‘zinal casse |z-zs a des»f@szse at'&:‘:smeey, §'iis
représ¢antatim (Wa: _"nsucéé:s:aful)- as hi$repr@i-z@n'a:at;iori r@sulte<§ in Appl.;§.can‘i;
being amaridj;'ed. T.\:avis§ryan III wath for me record "ezn§ iii either :Bid@
mts 133 off we ca.¢se, I’ll willingly recuse Ws>elf. . ." \j'ol. ll P.S' L,lZ-»I€.B,

Z§;_;gvlicwt was of the belief that when he filed his original application ~::.»f
hamm cor;ms 3.1.07’ _zmich cited nmn€erou$ allegations vc:)z@‘:` ,i;lr:consti‘cutional
violations and ir:~;zr‘oprieties of ITaViEEr§'an 111 himself Gmrjng am before tzial
seven keegan concem'x.ixag- his ac:t:i.c;»n.~’s ami:¢“.mactionss by '§§rac@.all.y violating
mmatc>ry S“€;atut@s, as Wel; as me~m rules of fevidence and proc@c?ure$. Applic&nt
al.s=zo allech in grounds of emorss 3.8-19 in hiss hamm application that ju;`ig@
Bryem allowed the promoter in open baum cm th@ r@cc:>):r.% to cmzit a bkate.nt

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criminal coff@n`.e@ (Tcex.?. Coc?»e E.Ql) {S&z@ Vc)l -f?~ Pa§,»‘@ 365 L.M~»X.S "?£'&: view ram
vae.= to m bey of the subject matter of this procéeding. As,Suc‘n he has a'
personal biasmss and Wcjm:ice in influij the out 003330,,0£‘ these _'c_mi=<:eminm
Sc-:e In re Chaves, 130 S.W.Z%d 107,132 (Tex.Agxp.‘-FZJ_ Paso 2003.):
"Di aqualiflcation of a judge can not be waiv<;~:-d even by consent cf the
parties, and the issue may be ._,`.,_..;_3 rais@d at any timc. Games: ]v. Staf;e,
737 S.,W. 2d 315 (Tex.Crim.A§;/). 19537[ 737 S..W.S.?.d ;at 318.- mO‘I§\IUIE 2: Ru'.l.e
3.£31'.)(2) provide$the various gz.'cmldss for recusal, which incer requiring
a judge to recuse §353333€:13? in any pmceed:inc in mich (331) 1330 :ml:>.:zxt;`i.al:i.ty
might reasonably be quan ticnec¢, and (b) he has a 3:)@3:'~'=03'33.1 bias or gmejndice
concerning the subject wattr=~.r or a party, or personal 3mvlwdge of
disputed evjdnntiary facts ccnce'ming the proceeding.
` The courts have flatqu held that even 331 ken a ;ud~gc’ 35 w131:&13‘32:i.an.'¥.ity mcjh*"
reasonably be cpestioned he challe recuse himsclf. Gulf writich Warehomsc
Cc, v. 'I‘cwer@, 858 ,.W. 2335 5,6 558 (TQM. Ai;,p.-Eeamacnt 99 3):
"Rcega:rda`ng di.Sq\§alificaticn of a judgz-:», we have two !:aSeS cf considerat.'§,cm

`E‘irst, is TEX CGNST.:§;Y#: ‘3/" §33 which 3=:1:03:033 as :Fc;l 1.<3;»33: S~c=c 11 No judge
shall Sit in any cane w}':c~ercin handy be interested, ...‘ 331 559 "I-Iavjng a

gemmiaz:y or financial interest_’»;is certainly of foremost considc~;ration.
’lhere are other concerns however finish have been addressed by Justi<:e Sgears
caicez'ning ccr.rmcnts in &m Fbcplora*cion end production Co. v. Jac?~:son,

783 S.W.2d 202, 206 (Tex.l?~$?$)); .?.~`u'nlic policy demands that the judge who
sits in a case act with absolute impartiality. Parz§€ergrass v. Eeale,

59 Tex.l}%,¢él£~? (].E’.~SB) 0 Reycmd the dam diet a judge be :Em}_:sl~tial, however,
is the ):'equriement that a judge appear to be impartial so that no doubts

or suspicions exist as to the faimess or integrity of the court. . Actna
wife Im. Co. v. lavoze, 475 U.S. 313, 106 S. Ct. 1580, 89 L.Ed.£d 823 (19~‘1”€);
Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc., M..€i U.S 23€',, 199 S.Ct.. 163.€), 64 L“EJ. 2d 1552
(1980) . 'I‘ne judiciary must strive nat o xiv to give all parties a fair

trial but also to maintain a high level of public trust and confidence.
Im?etmity .T.ns Co. v., Mc€?ee, 163 Tex., 412, 356 S.W.,Bd 6»€5€%, 663 ('.?.`cx. 19&2).
'Ine legitimacy of the judicial process is based upon the gabl.ic:'s

resin§ct and its confidence than the system settles controversies
inv;;:nxt:ially and fairly Jvdi.cial decisions rendered wider circzmstancns
that suggest bias, prejudm:e, or favoritism cmr<:~.mine thc-z intagity of the
miri:,'s, bused skepticism and mst;cus’c, and thwart the very priciples can
which tha judicial nystem ia?.:'ased., Ti'le judiciary must tea extremely
diligant in advoiding any appearance off :impr.~ogz.c:?,ei:y' and must hold itself

no exacting standards lest it loan ita legitimacy and suffer a loss of
§mfnlic: confidences Mtnough the court .. c ."

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'IEX., R.CIV"PROC. RUI.,E 1510 Gro\mds far Rcma,al and D' squlific:ation of jenigenz

"(a) Grmuuisfor IB:-'L.`~?,c.pndifir:>a‘<;;icc:rns.1 n judge must disqualify in any

proceeding in zdaich; 7 _ _

(23) we judge knows that, izd.ividuslly dr as a fiduciary, the judge has

an interest in the subject matter in ccnvroversy; or 1

(3) (b) Groundsfcr recusal. A judge must recuse in w?s.ich:

(1) the judge's impartiality might resmmbly be questionsi;

(2) the judge has a personal bias or ;:ccc=:juc"iceccncaming the subject

matter or part “; _

(3 .'T`." the judge has personal kumle~dgeof disputed avident;i.ary facts

concerning the pmceeding: ..

Ihe judge can no more bc- expected to admit his wm incopetency than a
a trial attorney can be ex;:.ec'¢:ed to file a dir»;~:»c'i: appeal and schmitt his own
inccmpe!:oc_y. This is the very reason that after a trial a new and differem;
attorney is appointed to to gr'e;;;ara and file the direct animal Alsaaon v. Ga:rrison.
??.€} E“.Zd 312,&16 with Cir.i%?.~) ("The cont@nt of an appam is heavily controlled
by cMael, and diem as hard the dnfendani;"s trial lawyer alst presented tha
appeal, in iacnv;i.ousthat ineffactive assis€;anca of co\m.¢:s€=el ns nut likely to

bn raised at trial or to apwr anan tim assignments of constitutional cannon ") o

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m &i;;:»giort of Appl:§.cant'@b@l:’@f CRMQB man W:i.ilin§;ness tc rémmc=: himSeli?
when placedin a ¢Nes;timabi@ minimum is eha amax mist RULL\YG ci»* aims cream
which evasist c'>m Jul§r '5, 2915 Cmirt O”rri<=,»r that Beesifgzciat@d"lisuc-JS of Iz`a<:t*i‘<§ 33
Resolv€;ci." ‘Z€'i'iat v~re=c$ sigma-353 by the ficmz:'aa?ole Ky.’i,e Hawthorn AS "Firc~:'.zirtially decieie vizethe..n':t
Crirunty to micare~;~ an§ tmriéinit tha
recoré. herein to the Cozirf; cf Cz:iminai Apmals with fha mcmmrz§;ati€ms Uzat the
a;piication bca DI$MISSED, " Signed by ‘.Travr;.ss Bi“yara 1351 .` ¢‘.?; PRESIDING...:‘ Ft»r suRi'?`
this mem citier serer thai best intem:st of Jui)?ge Bryan.
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For Sw;'e we know action speaks lending thin w@rds.. Ju§g@ I~.“€i"yan &lawre£ out

no imcer@ to totally clam S‘nut amy chance that Applic:emt might name had to mgmw'f€é

his due process right to develop the factual bases of the facto that are
presently outside the record
V.

Jwige Bryen‘e eeli:` alerting order is extremely inadequate to Sez|/(: the
wielded pampose in a wheels preceedings, as o'fecideé by the U.S. &igzr'z~)me Cou:c't;,
the Honorable Fifth circuit one Texae highest Court; “Court: of Ci':lm‘§nel Ap_oeels."
E*eoh mandates that when en applicant files his collateral attack on his criminal
conviction, the initial took is to "',$.i.ciel Dietrict Pree:§.c"¥ing Jedge Olen
Unoexwom`§, 301 N. 'Rxcmpeon St.. Sto. 102, Cor\.roe, ’l‘exee 77303,; we £?onoro"x')le
Jw§!~ge Tz'avis Bryen I§Il', 300 E 26th St. Ste, 204, Br§ien, Tez¢ae 77303; 'l“.he
Diet?:ict. Cle'rk of the Court of the Crizm`.nel A¢_.;;:eefle¢ Ak:el P.ooete, Supreme
Cou;t“i: Bldg», 201 D`J.létw E$t. R.m 1(?.’5, Aust;in, Tez~:ee 7970.'§-.-144‘5, by placing
a co£.~y of tne earle m the U.S. P-?e.'§.l gostec_.,e grop¢aj£' on this 3m day of

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