Court Opinion

ID: 4229921
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-12-19 04:27:51.483097+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:09:50.595702
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          CASE   RO.
                       (TO: BE ENTERED'BY THE CLERK )

IN THE   SECOND COURT"OF APPEALS           OF TEXAS

          FORT WORTH, TEXAS

SAmSON tm. BILLIOT,                  -APPEALS FROm:
                 APPELLANT

                                     373 JUDICIAL
V.
                                 >   DISTRICT COURT
                                     OF TARRANT CO.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
             RESPONDENT              CAUSE NumBER:
                                     IM7H07a D

APPELLANT'S SUPPLEmENT BRIEF

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TO_T.H.E__H0.N 0 RA B.L E_ JU DG ES_-l

       COmES._NO.UJ       Samson _fD._Bv)l;o±_,

Appellant- _in_tpe_ above -Styled and

num   kened__cau.s.e_o-l_.a C-tXo.D and—tiles

tniS-,-hiS—Sup.plemen-t_B-tJe£_7_be.te.b_y-

m.a   klaq \± knouJLQ ±o__tb-e CoAA.i_t

       ^_b.LS_A.tson     eon-V-i-C-tio.n   *t_s.

unldujtuJ        for the tolloujiflCj

re a s o.n.s.

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 IN EFF_E£ TLVE_A SSI S_TANJC.E__QF__ _CQU WS.E-L

      At—tbe_tnld-l—upon—uj-b-lck
                      P*          -the

Appellant ujoi-S—co.nvj-C_tjed        hlS—clghtJ

to_the_-effe.c±W-e_cisS-i-S±oin-C.e of.

couo-SjeJ q_u.arointeed to_hlm._unde._

the    ^Slxt-h_Amead-meoi^_+o_theJUn-ited.

States_Cons±Ltutlo.n_ tuas lotr Inoed

up-0.n_j when *-

   .(l.)_h;s_court-appointed attorney-*
                         3.
B„J.an_S_a.ljSf'-aniL__-talled_to secucfi

pr_e_t»ii-aJ. D_r.s-C-Qy_e.cy pnoxee.d Ina s

ua-hlcL ces.u-Lted—in_th.e_ App_e
                             PP 11 aot-S

mablLl_ty__to- prepare _«_de_Tense

to   pfo.secu-+-i-0-n ;.

     (3.)_Bula n_S.aIvan±__Cailed_—to

tile any pce_-_+i_ia-l motJons In

defense of tke_Ap pe II a nt*_;

      .)__Xhe Judcj-e dr_bj trctr iJy
                           H.
 denied t_b.e__Ap_p_ei!an_t
                 PP         bis. dss.er_te.d.

_Lq,b-t__±o S-eJi__-f_e-p-nes.e_o_toi.l:Lon__;

   ... _(H.)-_Bp-i.an_Sa1-V_an_t_»_eiu-S.ed to

iadop_t t-ke_Appel-l-an±-S_- fOotion __ta

Quash Ind-i.C-t-_n.en_t         uj.k;_c.h    ojjCLS-

             o.n_±ke_fax_t that             said

Iod-i-c-tm-e-o_t fall.s___t-o__-d Ue g_e_-_a,

.c.i_.Im.e   Id e-l-ed.r__a.nd__ concise.

lan.quage__und-e.i___the__rexas -Penal
                           5.
-C.od.e ; t-b.e.ce.bjy_)__makina _____lm_

.p-O-SS-i-kLe to_un.d-ec.s_ta.nd the

offe n.S.e ckq.cq.ed o—_ko_J__ t_o_p.ce.__

pace hl$_d_-fen.s_e__±o_pco.s.ec-u±Ion;

     (5.)_Br_Lan_Salva nt __fall.ed_—to.

adnp_t__t.kf.s_-Ap.p_e.lian±_s       ff) ot Jon.

to         Suppre ss —Conf-essJ on _u-hJjc_k

.UJ.Q.S.    knsed    on__tke fdcrh     t_hd±

Said confessjon _is_-the. product
                          G.
of a ce__inte.r co a at i on        in ujklck

App.e.l-I.an_t-S
 PP                G_tk__ Amend men I

c_i.   k_t   t_o cnun s e I _uxts_ vioIa +ed

ky_t_ke_ dksence —of pre.vioas Iy

_te nu.e.s_ted ds sis ±a n ce __oJ_ _•

coun_S-e_|     d.uni-nq—t-dl-ks    tbat_

tuere not initiated _by. tk«s

Appe11 ant . Xbis cleanly—denie a

_tke_Appel Iant __of_Due -Process o+
                        7.
Lato_.and a_ _fa i.r t ria I ;

      .(G)__B.rJ.an_-.S-aJ-^_an_±___fajle.cl t_o

0-k_j-ec_t: to_t_ke Lntcodu c_tIon _of_

a_co.nfessi.o.n      in_to_e_v i d eo _e_ u-kick

kad      keen, obt_aj n e d In. violation

of__Ap-p.e.1-Id.n_t_s r-i-^-b-L-_to._c.0-unsell

Said unJdu--fuJ___co:n_fe.s.S-»-0-n_-UL>aS

t_hie_ key evidence _in_this__cdS-e;

dn.d_ clear-Ly_ karmed .Appellant S
                              8.
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only —jekan__e__-to q_ fcrtr trial .

        AB-US_E_jOJ__D.LS.CMT_ZO N

       In tke__t__.i.aJ u.p.o.n imkic.k__tne

App.el.La.n__ mas ^co.n__Ic±e.d ke_jujias

.denied and deprived of hls_cigb±

to _du.e_p.roce_s.S and_a_faic -b_ia_l

LU   ken the Judqe d.kus.ed _bis.

.d isc.ce_t-io.n_5 _ky

      .(I.).Viola+ing this Appeflctn+ s
                         1.
G__b Am_e_ndme n __ci.q_b t to Se If -

r_e.pxe.s_e n f a t«o n _>

   -CaJ__ac_kLt.c-a-_jJ-y o_v_er-__c.uii-nq-

this Appellants pro se._mot ion s

on—qxou.nd„ App-e.LLdn___aJxeady:

kad_an_at_to.cney despite _tke

fact* _said_at-t-0nney_ujas_ not

trying __to defend _A.ppell-ant.

     INSUFFICI £NT__E-VID£.N.CE.
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    In___t.ke___tiiid.Lup.on—U3-bic.k___t-be

App-e!tan__—_uq s_-co_nv-ie;te.d ey_idenc.e

LUdS.   ins.u_CCicien_t__to_sus_t_ai.o the.

.ccLnv_i-C_tion__for _the_ fo 11 ouu«n a.

i_ea.s.©_ns   :.

    (l.)_tkei_e uj.ece_no_.eye -witnesses

to the use_of._an_accelerant                or

com kustI b Ie _Li_auid__ as _u_qs

alleged J.n_t-ke—Lndi-C-t_n^e.n±_;
                      n.
      (a.) oujnerskipo-Lhhe property

w   q.S n.e.v_er__es_ia kIis ke_d _ky___tke.

p.co-S_e.c.u_t_io_) to-up-kold __k.e

State's _t_heory_of t_he case tkcrtv._

Appell an_t_des-tro yed __so.me kad y
else's .property _as alleged lou—

the _indictment ._

              fiB A Y E R

      .UJRER-E-E0.REL,_premiseS        con -

                      ISt.
Sid_en.ed .,___ke_A-p-p-eJ_Ldnt pro.y s

t_his _H.o.n.o.ca_>-Le__Cour_t u_lL_s_e_e.

bo.iu cnu.i_t__.-ap p.cke-d         uul_t_h
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_th_e p:co.se-Cu11 on _and_aLI-0-_JLte.di

tkiS- Appellant to.,be, con__Icted

 Sim:p_ly____b-y_-d-OJ.n.d__n.ot_bin a in

t_ke. d.e-_e.n.S_e__bt _A_p_p e11 an t .

11 _,Js -, fjuct-ker prayed_. t_ba±
                      13.
-this-Honorable Court ujill then

Honk t_o_-t_h_i_s_ A-p.pe11.01 nt_ s pro

se. motions (uak-et-ber__filed or

at-temp-t-ed___to_be__f;led by thi s
A.pp_e 1Jan±-J y make q rulinqgn

tkeii_--TO.e_.itS )_and_... order—....

 a   kleiu Triql      for   tbis       .....

AppeULaiLt—juako—h.as_ unt'i I _nonj

 been.-, denled- -due ;pco.c.e.s_S
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      Resp-ect-fuJJy- Sukmi_tied_>
       Lxyru?_Tn. m. BjJ_J__u_± .
        Appellant 5 Pro Se

     Samson fTl. Billlot
    #03131330
    HOOP Hujy, 86 ujest
    Tulia ,Tx. 71088

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            15.
              UNSWORN _ DECLARATION

 ..._•I >± Samson fD. Billiot > tke

     Appellant} being presently
     o

         nca rce r_dted In t be Te xa s   De -

-4   partment of Criminal Justicer

     do bereby _d.ecJ_a._e._under ___t_be___

 Ipen a 11 y ot perj ury _ th.q_t— a

     Statements made             in -the.

     torecjolnq Supplement Brief
                           16.
are true and! correct , (afru.S.C. §I7H6)

   -Executed on this the 10-t-h day

of December        y 51017 .

                         Signed-,
                    2uLm_crn m. B:> l> D; ojb
                      Appellant, Pro Se

     _C ER-T.IF-IC AIE__OF_SE R_V_IC E

   Ibis—i.s_to_c.ectify- that- the

ociainaJ and (

Cler_k_of__tke_Se.co.nd_Court of AppealS.

ofLXexas. >at—_-0-l—a).-Beikn_j.p__S-t.-)

Rm._Q.Ooa_,-_ft. U)ortky Tx.._-7-61 °l G 3

_vijd__tke. United States Postal

Ser_v_a_ce_>_po.s±a.ge_prepaid >_and

mailed__on _t_his_.-t.ke_ 10fh day of

Decem.be f _3 5017 ;_in_.dc.cocd.dnce

UJ   itb__Texas Rules—of Civ_u

                         8.
ro-ce   d.uce_.

              IRespectfu11y Sukmitted^
              hxumsmn fYk BlU-udb
                  AppelLan_t_,__r.o_S_e

        17) r. Sam-son _ Ok Biiliat
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    _y_0_CLO -H-Luy.. 86 ujest-
    Tulla.)_Tx.-790 88-

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         RECEIVED
         DEC 1 5 2017
                                    TDs. Del-rci Spisak
        COURT OF APPEALS
     SECOND DISTRfCTOF TEXAS
       DEBRA SPISAK, CLERK
                               v

                                   Clerk, Second Court of Appends
                                                          Boom '.OCX
                                    Fort UJorth, "Tx. 76 HG
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