Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-09-29 07:28:24.579353+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:32:04.640043
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                                                                         NOV 0 4 ZG\4                                      NO. 1307915-A

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                                                                                                                                               §              OF
                                                          TIMOTHY LEE BERRY,
                                                            Applicant                                                                          §              HARRIS COUNTY, T E X AS

                                                                            STATE'S PROPOSED ORDER DESIGNATING ISSUES
                                                                                  AND ORDER FOR FILING AFFIDAVIT

                                                                  Having considered the application for writ of habeas corpus in the above-
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                                                          captioned cause and the State's original answ/er, the Court finds that the issue of

                                                          whether the applicant was denied the effective assistance of counsel needs to be
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                                                          resolved.

                                                                  Therefore, pursuant to Article 11.07, §3(d}, this Court will resolve the issues

                                                          designated .in this case and then enter findings of fac~ ..
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                                                          to file an affidavit summarizing the actions taken to represent the applicant in

                                                          cause number 1307915 and responding to the allegations contained in the instant
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                                                          application for writ of habeas corpus, specifically responding to the following:

                                                                  1. Please state the dates of counsel's representation of the applicant in the
                                                                     primary case.
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           2. Please state whether counsel believed it was beneficial or necessary to
              request a competency hearing in the primary case, and the basis for
              counsel's belief.

           3. Please state whether counsel believes the applicant had sufficient present
              ability to consult with counsel with a reasonable degree of rational
              understanding and/or a rational as well as factual understanding of the
              proceedings against him at the time of his plea; summarize the basis for
              counsel's belief.

           4. Please state whether the applicant exhibited any speech, actions or
              behavior that raised concern as to applicant's competency; summarize the
              basis for counsel's belief.

           5. Please state the extent to which counsel discussed the trial court's written
              admonishments and the other plea papers with the applicant prior to the
              applicant's entering his plea in the primary case; if counsel does not have
              independent recollection of the event, please state what counsel's usual
              and customary practice was and also state whether counsel ...has any .
              reason to believe that counsel varied from that practice in this particular
              case.

           6. Please state whether counsel believes the applicant's guilty plea was
              freely, knowingly and voluntarily made, and include the reasons for this
              belief.

           JOSEP~      SALHAB is ORDERED to file said affidavit with the Appellate Division
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     of the District Clerk's Office, 1201 Franklin, Third Floor, Houston, Texas 77002,

     within THIRTY DAYS of the signing of this order.

           The Clerk of the Court is ORDERED to send a copy of this order to the

     applicant, a copy of this order to the State, and to serve copies of this order and the

     application to:

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             Mr. Joseph Salhab
             Attorney at Law
             2028 Buffalo Terrace
             Houston, Texas 77019

      When the affidavit of JOSEPH SALHAB is received, the Clerk is ORDERED to

send a copy of said affidavit to the applicant, Timothy Lee Berry, TDCJ # 01806479
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-Coffield Unit, 2661 FM 2054, Tennessee Colony, TX 75884; and a copy to

counsel for the State, Pamela Paaso, Assistant District Attorney, Harris County

District Attorney's Office, 1201 Franklin, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77002.

      The Clerk of the Court is ORDERED NOT to transmit at this time any ·

documents in the above-styled case to the Court of Criminal Appeals until further
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ordered by this Court.

     By the following signature, the Court adopts the State's Proposed Order
      Designating Issues and for Filing Affidavit in Cause Number 1307915-A.

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