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      X do no-/ fully understand uhah X am ^g/a^ GaoI X
houa no attorney Ko Kelp rm do fe n^Kf. IT -feel // ooa/d
bett&r WeA'} me ~fc> i/erbal/ £?a?6<£ my case 0especially
in ceqerds ho cjM all hanspiced a-} my inal dale. 6jA<*a
X frW io fire my attorney* £o many hkincs are corona mmy
OQ£& hd ai -/Ac fi^e X aj^s faliAcI Ac fhe -Paahs Qr\d oy (xdhw
my frusT mmy oiferAey X 6Jas oiAakle -/o avoid "/Ae oafoo/vie.
POy /ack of knowledge and re&oucces art hinderiAc me^ but -fke,
Operjunify +o be asked (freshens Qr\d ask questions uauld make up
for fkof Q(\c\ possibly brine ho \\he (v\ish&k>s X Cm uncuJar^ of. X
Coa^ afford io aeh 4\\S tJrorvz.
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  70 T7C HQAlomii 'JUSTICES Of TH£ COURT OF
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 duks of Appe\\ah& Procedure in response io ihe -trial C&As July
\H& £o\L{~, jucWneAf &f\d Sertkncina of Auen/y -five yeafSD '/eyas
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      On [Aacck 11^2G& X uos arrested arvd charged co)A
Possession of a (LoAroWed Su^s\ancc^/Jasper[An t*)Ab Quidence-. _2- -fdd
rny attaches/ brent fAermn T cJonhed ho ckeJIariQe 4ke. HrrtshnQ 0$icec$
probable, cause for puma me fro/n pay ueMe ouhick led ha fke. fr\d\i\Q
of clruas., and also AAe Shhcs accuasahon of possession of cl.muck
larger omsuM of druas found in Ae shfeeh CJhiU X uqs already CuMed
in 4Ae paftok Osr. fOy attorney qquc me -Rake -fccfs about /ny nohls aad
oih.eC \^crcryGMo/\ obouA my ease, He. also cjflhheld ciafAenlno euic\ence fro/*\
iwe u/vAl/ oJrler hucrunQ dc^n my-fi^l-pto 0I lOymt^^cjktch uxxJA kaue
e-Pfecred rriy decision ho hum doun hUe pU^. /ny aHornty also a((ou>ed urdue
l/N-H^ixe <3^d cteAdicA^e ghatcmenk from People of <jvW pocj^r Ad influence
rny pr^Secalcrs -decis/oias /ai/oIlwc Aiy oase, /4f my hid Tub I^^ClH X hneJ
h fic-c my <dhmey atyer cominc \o ike cphcLsfcn rv\y affawy cltd aoA Kquc
Of\y hesh inhcesh ah heci(4,Tud<j£ Rohm Oaff refused me rr\y &IA /W/ioUenf


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AFiW fnofon vor Hppoirslmend' o4 CquaczI io Conuichri CouH- Sep!, £.01*/
2. Hzci&jaa response ArcKi HDislnch Cou-r\ 6p Appeals ashnq uky is my appeal
b^iACj filled unlinely Ckfd uky am X -R'/iViq /'o &pie(k dec,I case, £>epT 25 QO\H
3.1 fiW ray r€Sp6nse *CW £*2o^\
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 XneffecW Ussishance af Cou^Qel due ho my akhrney nof
okalltwiacj fke arresfi^a oncers probable cause for physically puling
ma frcnn my uebick %uhch led ho drags hzmcj -Pound,
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   On. (Aarck I1& <20/3j X coas pulled from my uebvcfe, by a police officer
jusf offer pullina fnho a club portinj-loA(/^x. Code., Cc\r*\, Proc, Ann (art l£M) a
p^fSoA f$ acc&sfed u)\w\ be- is actually placed under reshaink or {aker\ /n-fc cuskody. An
arr^si occurs af Ae. mor^nf -/ne pe^Sc^ freedom or rnoueswAT is restricted or restrainedJ
•£3 by physically puling we from My i/ehick ond fercin<? /vie q/5 ciqamsk aw car fly
WdarA cA moje/nenl uas reskictea* f\ dollar W' contain ins 03Gq/0d. /Aa/ tjes /n my
jap pncr ko heme pulled ouf of my car fell on \W Ground and CJoS cedrieOed jy tke.
polico, officer. (irui* 1/ Skate (cam fipp IW)5CZ 5M 2d %to (/fores/- ll,m)Xn order &>r
€\j\deN2.c Seized incident \o acred- h he admissible,^ ike Srchtz wost shooo ikz, eysismnc^ or
pfcWJe Cause eJrkUCstt SwM 9X1) kme of arrest or SeaccU oxs mock)jke.affe6hm
officer did nor ask we for license, or insurance, ror dd he qiue reason for fulling me &&/K
my v<A\\d<Lt (Gccdcn \i S\ak Ll S'W 3d 3>X tttmind tom ^HM^/Or^s and tfarcok.cs m>lo)
Xlieqal actisk or defeidio/) of defendant frJirkout probable causes rendered defendant
Sokse^ent cfhandancAenk of Cocaine, im/donfary Mas required Suppression of eudeAai. of cocaine
OS $J e£ ifepl defend ($**^ ^ Measures U,fc) fthcrdonfAmt o( properk/ occurs
So ash authorize, pclice b iate possession of prap&rfy if He. defendanf intended io chcjdon
fie, pc6Mckf and ki4 derision h ohandor\ if cj^s rxd due to police- misconduct USCA Cms, ,4n
 Hd Xf lie officer UfOuid nol kout pulled me (W\ wy cor /ne dollar kll ljoM koue nof
fell er\ jk gcoukIi f^S X (^cubi rA hauc b^A d^ar^eA ^(fk possession*
  The Aifsl Ame- n\y attorney ore/i-l morao/s come \o see. me at (Awa*d County Af/<?*4//o
Cenkr X kdd h<* ohed kapp&ncd Of\d fk^k X ddnl feel ike oQicef kod Me ryk^ b pjl
me fro/* my i/ekicU. /fe sWaJ lA^-f 4c officer uxxS uirkir\ Ao rkkh\ bud af kked kime he
htf<W<V of ike eudeace So k^u) c&A<i he. OWC khaf decision, Xrr\ no cWomcy \xd X
found qrautds onA ease loco Sc^forh'irfj my belief oP u)kcd kfpened^cjky cculdM net
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~%ci K\e councel made CCrors go Seriousc iked Counsel tjaS not fuAediGntncj as mc
COAfisd Quaranied by we SlXtk nrnendmeArd



    XA^ffecAic^ Hssishoace of Counsel due to my cwomey nof cka/tonciry
arodio\lihy of Stakes accusation of possession.

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   On fAarck 11^2013) Cxfbr U^ arreskd and Cuffed iV possession of e\ Cjydroled
Substance, X ljos escaped by 4&o officers h a police csui<ex that ljcs parked
ike sweety X u>cs Scorched and and put in ike back, bJkm in ike keck Od the poll
CSu\ser Tsfoded trytno to tefnwe anoHer small hw of cocaine fronx My boxer briefer Onca.
Xreinex/ed 4Xemptied if on tke seed and stacked fa iry and gn^de, rt into ike s&d U&rq
my skcrfs- fill my mouemenh caugU He okntion o-f jke officers and /Ly eewt and opened
tie door and discovered 6jW X6j^s doina* X coas pulled fn/n lit police cruder and edrznsmly
Zmcckp Xwas jken placed on iVc^tound at ike beck of Ike cruiVeA One, Officer Shod
CJaick euer m^ ukile He. oiker collected Ike evidence tU ike. beet Seat okHe police cruiser.
nfler jk evdence u)o$ collided lit officers helped me io my reef ^UJhle kelpnc\ mc up one or He
oNicecs noticed a small account of cocaine en IW ground od&ce~ Xao&s Jus4- sitting, TA-c
Cocaine came from my skods fnom toUr\ Xwas /'/> Ae. hack seed of ike pot/ok ear One. or
He officers Grated cmo^er evidence- bog a. tried h coned uk<\f ke could off of -/Ae ground*
Xuas Hi«2A fUced back in He. patAt car, ft fe^> mmidts laker Xmkceck lie hjo offxetb
dom a peritnehr Stearck of tke parlmcdof\ One o$ tkz officers look underneait ike front
of jke pafrde Cor, He sfood op and Jcid ike. dker officer to pa|| tke- pakode car up i
Once tie pafrde ear uas pulled up one of ike officers Owe io my cJindoc) and showed
Ale tux> lanae ormunhs of ukne pou)der^ later tested to ke Cocaino*
   from jfe kn& Xodas usdf^d ftun my Car by 2 offcecs M\fn*jk a club parknylai fill cS c&&
Cnd Qecple kl X<m put in He pofrde oar I aejar tod an opportunity to kkrocJ /Ac eocene uM
ike fc ffoda^lt pcWe ear Uhn Sc <&*ecs pJU mc A*<\ fie uekick h collect ike evident
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~fr<3m D\e hack Seai^X u^s exfensMy Sea-fcked Ond pieced GA ike around Or tie, back of
ffe pofto\& car by Ike tuo officers, /yfeuar cjs-s X (dole do ^A^xJ #\e coca/ne ui^w Al W of
jta par/ok cur L)\fiodr one c& Ac a^t-iceo Seeincj me do so- Urine simric or- tie around X ojcks
rjoieiid by one oSS-icer Me ike. <dW cdledA auiderte ft*~v ike keck Seed* The inside cawefox
0% ¥nl rydA Car sk^s Aa» ciiffcx/r ord ksu> much rnovemoxf X rnade h retrieves He eooxne
XgfAnkied a*\ Die beck Seat^So hou> uzdd X be atie ko repeat ikd Sarte^actm fa retriejje
QAyfAin^ ifai- loca not fLrd tden X uo5 stroked cd\(U benfo ucJeLtd by fkc c&cef,
    UU^s a?& Jlla^kcS^lpZ^lJi- Conuichon &r possession ol illecclc dfucS regu'ircj v^d jit aausd
mA hofarki tout exercised actual ccrt^codrd] or custody oh sobska^cc^ bui also be, conscious
d\ Ki5 connection uitt Mr Cfd knoun utci it c^cs j evidence soXrices akick artt'rr^aixuely jinkr
h«*> k> f^e Substance, Suffices ^ (p^l ik*f he possessed d b\°u\/iciy•. lire, o^bkc cannof
Dc6o\fe llvis uiriouf c\ reuScncjole dcubk
  Dcu^S ord JUarccktS &* 65 -UeiendoAf rmst U cdfricrwdwely linked 001H drws allegedly pcsSeSSedi
but Inks does rd- hade k> he S6 stfbno iked if eludes euery otter oastandtnG reasrncbk r\fpoiies\h
except defendants guilt.
  Ihe SCeno, u)o$ a crouAA cUo pedum-lot m a kef cn^e cd druc, or#\^fhe- ctcG«\e, <tau^
on He Ofou/d couldU udonqed h anyone ol a hundred people ft&f cjzre out ibrf- nakf,
Wr's q nitfeo fhat u\w\ H\c police sto^ (*f> you drop your -drugs and uoqH o$f.
 Himascf) v/ Skdc (TexC«« fro? m) IM M & 2(o3
 Oaks \J S'tak (TeyCr^ fipo m) IM So) 2d I1H
Kut %0li>'./packing Qf\d Supf&rfvtj Credit)) lit/of Defended. /linc^inc X cJcakd htfjlh
tke ckatues u^y uedd my Mamey no\ file rmU to chalice jUts.j&jen a%r kWiq h^ foo7.
                   (x>found Three-
   Xne*rPecAi^e/ fissis \onee ol Counsel by fcimcj Jo Oct as locoyer QQenh'


  r% mv ftrsl pre-Wl in fit r*cdk 0l (A^j 90^1\my aUomy tod me. Me pcosecukr /"s oMennj
/6yrs for Hie Possess^ dT«^r^o^ rle Xds&dk, Xidd my attor^y-fa See if M* prosecJer
till drop He 2e&zdfs aJ X*)) kk He /Oyrj £*- lie p*ssestp*/hir«,pesin<j}f$ not X'll He
"" -Re iGyrs fcr tml r>°s3esSiGn/tar\penr\c aod ac fo fried Son We ^ essaulfs, A'y affofAey
Came hack end J&U me fie prosecutor Sad^ He cant drop jfa assaults because ke P AeiKic
pfCisufed \>j )ke dveriJfe dept k> prosecute me, and fkei X haul fo plea fa cdl &&^r czk&r&eS
to(\e%&r or kdu all flu-r to> trial, X informed my oAwey that X <dd not c&tck Oia. chorees
•faselW <>o X skaJd he able \o pk out ho Hem seper^fdy. lie idd me tkc,fs Oof kcu^kkd
f(ie prosecubr doesW- kavt to awe r^e a, pies, ed all (Pea^l Cade Ziffl-Seu&rance) rAy qfe//^
kda (^eX fed no ricikV [o sepeccde my cfacces kdr X do kcjui IW cidd> X idd my attorney
 Xdid rof coMrvjA lAe assaults io lm rtcl -fe\bi^g jke pl£<^ Mg ^uc/<^ ^jqs rumwy lede So He
pcosecufor idd my attorney X Can Consider fie ded unir'l the nexk fredncil m"3une ol 30/7.
Pi cjfeet or tujo law wy ottorn^ Said io Como see kin imi he hod new euideAc^ cuken X Oz^c
|a Ke Idd mc ahoid He mdask camera o^ fk paffok ond it made me, loot bad, lie. Tad me X
Srodd \oke H»e to years IX tken asleJ km tf JocX uaJd tre^i tte asSoulh S^i he fede-d kts
Wd yeS\ X tken idd nmn X JJnt commit He assaults SO X* net johny tic deal* He Sc.«J
*C,l Xll sfarf prtpairmc He tad ,± J-umd da** He jQyears JuneL XiH^ &cuzek k&hre
my AW cdafe o§ Xuly IH\7oM\ X A^J a meeknc uifi my attorney and ke -kid me abood ex
darnpamc pkma coll X nncde.'iMU in To/, X osfod kirn cdy £JGSh* X kdd atoouf Vus before
 fuminCj cLuin Hi (ilea^ Ac5 fopy uxls X Idd yju ^ bke ike lQ ydars !
  (Ay alemey and proSecukr denied me my rtdk k seueranct, f^ly attorney musinW/^ me
Oibojc Ac assaults heme 3b hefcte X turned doj« f^ 1^years} W en XJy W^W/ oi my W
Ae Idd me inlodr oP my utters mo&er 3ep*ank U^S *ok yect lis not 36?1 Mlomj h^n
iked Ufore OJauid kout pAcde a ^ dfffeAwe \n my decision concern^ my plea, /Use cyhdJy
hack eudence of Ike dartacing pjlnone call uMI after X-turned dou>n <He plea. td\ey csased
Senouse dammt to my decision rAabng ca^ernma my pko. ny attorney Misinformed mc^
ckmed me my riSs^GnduAddd^ evidence ix/ wAch ke fc/U to Oct as my h^yer eyed
iiuS W<WiViq ^/ Sdtk Ifmendfnenf Aghr*.


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   J^neWecfwe Assistance, of Counsel by -fhilma ho ach as my legal
   Gchiocaht by proheck^Q my rights
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    Oa July /*P <2G/(/», Me day of Ay Trial X noticed my crftorney ojos Ce<o\
nerdous and unsure ajkick caused me h fe( tke Sonne. X jken told hm Jo See fP
ike IGyeorS ojcS still 6r\ lie kah\e> He Cxxme hack <W mfront of my clauckkrs
m,olAef ^Xcqaarick LeuJiS and myself ke Said^ Xke prosecutor Said unite, prefairiny Hr my W
Ha KeeJ M lereSci J. Clmaman nadtced my nome and hold him tbad it X cjanied io plea,
ouf fts rou c\ minimum <25 years! Tke prosecutor held my attorney JkaJ j-ke, heocd Q/}>
Said eke kcxs Inr in for me tr&rn a\ pc\$i case in XQ®5 oUn ode. a)qs dke profecuUr.
   fuay 36/V; of my first pre-tricl ike- prosecutor Sold my attorney AaA he canialfop
ike assaults b&^arc ike Sheri&ts depi. IS pressunnc hum io prosecute me.
  /vol he-mc an attorney myself SC do not knaJ a^toi all rny cdromty oaufdOe
done Jbu4 X do knocJ he Snouldue amm SomeHinc, From ukci X haoe reed
tkase interferences fro^ Ike Sherds and head (dJI, are Undue- ia-Piu&v&S'i h<-
ah lea&i skculd haue triced h change ike uenu& -So moh X cjcotdle hod ex
fair ek&ncci,
Ev Ue IWn t/5g m 3d HS2U)(Xey Crtm fa 26QS>)
OS a vast mcZjcnhy cf clams of ineffective o\ Counsel^ tke trial records ace- insufficient
Id allcu) appeW&Tes Ccud io resclue Ake issue, because applicant could not provide suck
eudence. tuikout aoifK ouhide trial records^ he may raise cdue process clrsitn-
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                     Gcormci [\\J€s
   X uas Aen\ed my 5ixjk ftm_endm.ent AcKk ia eiffechii/e assistances oi
   Counsel by ^uAqe Kcbin Oarr,

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  On ouL /V^ 50Wj Anc cdoxy of nay AriaI X came Aj /As, condu^/on my cdkmey
&a£ not properly repteSenknn pne^ especially after he made -the cpmmeni f(X<2ot hm
d plea deed beeaure my dauchtess mofA«f Xeyuana LecjiS asked km out nf •trostrahiem
'iokak kojje you- done for km mins case , X "told fam X oJanwd to dire kn^n Gnat
be jold me X had Jo take if up usitk dine Xud^e,
  Onc£ ue t^ere inrfiwk af ike Xudge X VOLceJ 4^k X coanked ka hire my ecjn
cdiamzy \o replace my Court appointed vHocney\ She hid me Mo! Tha-f X had enough
time to do So, X do Aol fkel X Incd enouQk Ame >X oo^s inccra^ccxfed AWw
r^arck \1& 2oiS until /°Wk IZ& 2oiLl. Ourma iked year X uzs unacjarc my at%mey
IrJOS not properly representing me because tke last h months X ojos ineareercdrd m o\
federal prison uitk no confacd cjffh v\y oSorney. Upon my release (AacoU )2^k2o/1/
Xcjcs broke, and homeless ond discovered my d&oc^tcrs mo-fker Gnd my otacACikkor
Uoact in a $kemf} So uken X got out cntrmj on my Peef and heipnc my fismh ejeaz
my first concern, Fro^ (Aorck l&left lili Tune IH^2CI</ CJas not enouqi kn\e U
ge-f riyself and my family sducded plus (]ef enouqi money Io kirt an cttlbrAzyi o^f iUi ooas
all Ha kme He Court Qaut rV\e>
  AfW I Cozephed ike, pleo^ of <25 yeans Ike 'Judge asked me /A my attorney
represented me r\qkf\ X (yoemted to say no huf X ^^ da aPPr&id jtaf ske ujaAd -hfce
my $dec back and force me to eje -fa rrio.1 /A? ske already -fried j-uiioe ^Jki/e Xu^s
On One stand once ske heard n\y fecscnS t^ky.
   X Teed rXudqe f<okn Qarr ch.me<d rne my -Sx/A Hmendmeni Hiqhk by olenymc
n\e ekfeokue assistance of Counsel Declare- X cJontaJ to fire my CP^<d appoind^
Cvdarney ajkc do ine^ecfi/e,




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