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Mr. Kevin Terrel1 Tatum Mareh 12, 2015
TDCJ #1409740 1
varyingtzu Unit

53 harrington Rd.

Roshazon, Tx.» 77533

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TEXA»B CGURT OF ‘CRIMIN.R».L L?PEAL,S
jggyna~Hon. Abel hcaata.»¢lerk
”3.3. 303 12333¢ Capital`Station
Au$$fn,'?x. 78711

aec Cauae No. 11¢111~§7; Tr. Ct. No. 1042§08~§: ENGLOSED
”PET!TIQH 333 REQUBST 333 RE3G’UTL 33 `CLAIMS' 336
“AFPOINTMENT 03 COUNSEL*

heat Court Clerké

Enclosed, please find an original copy of P3tit10n3r'3
"REQUES? 303 'I'HF- RE$OLU?ION 03 311?‘113£3", 310$1;;'- with
"A?PBINTMFNT OF COUNSEL“. 11133 pursuant to the above
sty1ed n.d numb@r ed causn, to 131 33v33c33 befoxa the Courz.
Please afile aaid 'PETITIQM' before the Couxv» 33v1n3 the
appropriate Jur13dietton ovmr 113 mama,- at tha Court’3
earlieat convenience. By copy 3£ thi$ latter, and the
enclosed 'PETITIQN' I'm fcraaz§img the 3333 to Respondant,
Hon. KRISWIN GUINEY: Judga, 179th 33313131 Daamzict Court,
3 ., 1, ' .WQ 41 13333, 77002. 1333 1319 in Eiling 3313

wHefore the Couxt, at the Court'z eagliest
ven13nc@, wculd 33 gr3311y appx3ciat3d,

  

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WILLIAM STEPHENS'

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TO THE HOHGRABLE JUDGES,UF SAID CQURT|

P¢EABE TAKE onxcE, thus coMEs\Now, nsvrw wERaELL TATUM,
Applicant, Pro Se, in the above styled and numbered cauae,
files this.hia “Fetition For Reaolucion 02 €um;me“, in good
ialth, and in the interest of justice. Petibioner asserts ove
Pgocess-would be best aarvvd by this ¢ourb Granting the eame,
an§ in support thataof, your Petitioner §§uld present unto

%him Honozable Court the followings

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That your Pet.itioner advanced' a Post-Trial implication
for Writ of Habea$ Corpda before thé Trial Courz, pursuant to
cause Nw. lgdeGH~B, in the 179hh Judicial nisttict Couz£ of
Harris County, meas, on. or about luna 12, 2012. The ?rial
Cou%t *'D@signateé leaves To Be R@sclved* on said Writ
Sept@whax 259 ZBIZ.

Youz Pebitianez advancéd an Af£idmviu, con$isting of a
\'r@¢antabion’ from the $tah@'a gay witneee, CHARLEY IVCRY,
§§Qng with slaims of Ime£fec§iva Assis£anca of Cbunéel. 8atd`
claias should have been 'sup§lemantad‘ to Cause No. AQQLQQ§;§¢
but waxe unduly $@parahed by th& Court as two (2) distinct
Cau&@ Numhaxé. Th§ Txial Courh}advanced Canma No. LQQQOQ§~§
to this Hon@rahla nonrt, but dz$ not advance P@uttioner's
'lsm;~§l§m§zzt~al paint_.:a‘¢ sty;l.m! ms sze§e No. _"_Q___g§_g_§;_§ to this
chaxable Court. Eh$ Taxaa court of aximinal A;peala ruled on
Cause Nn. 1932908*§, onAy, wtyln& by this Cmurt as Cauea
N¢§ ?3¢221~9§, on March l$, 2014. Ther@after, yo$z' ?aticioner
advanced a 'Fede:al Hah®am Ccrpus' to the United States
Distr;ct Caurty Causa No, §:Ld~l?j , challengihg the
Gon@titubionality 05 his Qon£inamant, on both cause mumbar@,
i.a., Cau@e Nc._;§gggg§;§ and LQ§§QQ§;§. §§ Was th@n; §pen
the Respondent'a rasponse, that yaur Patitioner was appri@ad,
fcc the first time. Cause No. 1043008~3 was still pending, and
was never reso&v@d by the Trial eaur%¢' The Respcndedt moved
to ho§d Causa Nc. g»g§»g?§§ ié_ abeyance, pending the
resolution of Cause No. lg§gOQB-.. On aeptembez 29, 2014, the

Honorable FRANCES STACY¢_o£ the voided Bnanes mistrict Court,

GRANTEB aba aame.

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Th§r§after, your F§titiou§r §r§§§ 'a 'Lettar O£ Inquiry'
to th§ T:i§l-Court, s§§king be d§§§kmin§ whether or not Cause
N§. ;9§3998~§ wa§ §till pending. Th§ §ourt r§spondad ana
§§§ri§§§'you§ P§§iti§n§r that sai§ Wri§: aaa §til; panding.
Th§r§§§§§r, your' P§§i§i§ner aé§a§c§d§ a !P§titi§n, F§: Wri§ 05
'H§nda§§§’ to this C§§r§. seeking §x. ca m§§}. the Trial Court to
xae§lv§ hi§ cl§i§s advanca§ in Ca§§§ No. lg§ggg§;§. Said
'Man§§mu§', styl§é ina C§usé No, ” 7‘+ F, w§§ deni§d, without
§x§l§§§§i §n, on §§e§§h§r l§,-EGI§. :

Yo§;zr i~‘§§,itior§§r §§v§mc§<i a '2:§5 '€@§i§:ion E`Qr '§§~it’. of
Mand§§.§§ §§f§r§ thi§ §§n§rahla C§ur§, §§ or about February 3,
2315, §§aking to ccm§§l r§§clat§on of his clai§s, §nd
.§§sarbing §h§ act §ought §§ §§ imp l§m§nted la whoily
‘M£ni§§§xi§l'. and §§§n §itw §§§ §§§Hci§t of &ue dili§§§§§,
your P§titi§n§r had §§ §th§r E§§e§y of La§ to compel
r§§ul§ ti§n cf his clai§, p@nding §§on§~ §1§ Cc usa far two and
oa§~h§&f, !2%) j'§ar§. S§ecifically. y§uv F§bition§z mow§S the
§c§rt to hav§ §h§ Trial C§urt §§§r§a§ §R§"A§£iéavit' of the
St§h§'§ K§y Wi§n§§§, CHARLEY ;VORY» §h§s§ ‘R§c§ntatiun' gives
§rad§§c§ eha many 'C§ en§§ §i§n§§§§s’ §§rsi§u cf the eva nta,
and vhc§e 're§amt§§ §§ sti. mony'-excuip§hce P@tition§r of the
chasg§§ ofé§n§§. M§r§§v@r§ P§tition§r d§§ix§§ to have this
Cou§t compel the T§ial §§u§§ to r§§olv§ Fetition§r'§~claim of
In§£f§ctive As§i§tan§a §§ Coun§§l, wh§s§in Trial Ccun§al
conceded §o on§ of §§ titi§§ §§ § point §§ §cror§.

~¥§ur P§titicn§r r§c§iv§d no §§§§§n§e from his '2§6

Mandamus'. H§w§v§r. Y§ur Petivion§r r§"§iv§d n card from this

licenorable Coutb, devex-2 2/9/2€115, and postmarked 2/23/2015,

apprising ?Qt£eioaera

~on this aay, she application ser 11.01 starr or mem
CORFU$ has bean recw£ved aaa praaented to the Court;"
Said writ was advanced to this Hdnbt§b&e Goutt, without any
adequate '£'act. f'lnding' on the merits of P@titionar's claim
and »vithoub your Petitionm: receiving .a copy at the Cou:t's

order and Ruling go the Writ.

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NQ_I § FACT FI!‘!Q§NQ 'CQURT

That your Petitionar saaarté ha presented before the
T:ial Court sworn to alluga§ians -c£ facta, material to the
legality of hié confinement, and said claima wer@ 'never
resolved by the Trial Court¢ This Henotahl@ Taxaa_€ourt ¢£
¢ximi;al Appeals is not a 'Pact vinding Court', and puzsuant
to eha dictates af Art. 11.07(¢). the Trial C@urt must max@ a
determination on whether cr go:'chera exisp controverted,
previ§usly unraaolved issues cf 'facts, material to the
legality of Petitioner’s confinement. 'The Ttial Coutt
’d@signated issues to_ be r@$olved* \Sept@mb@r 25, 2012;
Mo:aovex, subsequent vs the designation of iasues, your
_Petitionec supplemented 'Newly Discove::ad Ev.i.dence' of a Key
witness 'Recantation’, and the same was submitted in the farm
of a 'Swoxn To n££idavit' from the Sdate*s kay Witnesa,

CBARLEY IVORY, Aa of this date, there bag yet to he any

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resolution of IVCRY'e uastimony, exculpating Fmtition@r of the
charged offenee. nor a§y detar$inntion of Counael‘w daf£cient
performance and ineffectiv¢ assiatanm@.

Pursuant to 'tké `provisions of _Art. 11.G7 (d), the Trial
Court ia the '§act finding Ceurt', and can hold Hearings,
appoint d$;hoel, or undergo other prcc@eéings to massive
Petitioner‘s claims and wage the requireé»'fact finding' an
tha Marita me P@Ritiamer'$ claims; As cf thié.dat@, Harch 12a
2015, your Petiti¢#er has get se recaiva any responme §rom the
Tri§l Court ':e§olving' Paticiener's claims{ and ass@rt the
passage 02 the Writ, `a%yled` ns Cauaa No. 1§&1;$:§§, Qam
advanced prémgtuxely, as nhl@ Conrt canho@ adequately resolve
the merits of Patit§onar’s claims uitheu§ a 'fact finding’

reaolution from the Triul Cou:t. SP@ Art. 11.0? (6), G.G.P.

III.

REQUEST EGR APPO!MTMENT CF COUNSEL

That pursuant. to sz. 11.07(@), smp£a, am§ tha groviaicn$
of brt. 264§5, C¢C.P., tkis .Court can rappoint Counaal° for
th@ reeolution- of his claims; §$v&nc@d in the wxit,
Petiticnar aas@zta he presenta uontrevérted; previously
unresolved facts, mataximl to tha lagaztvy sf his canfinmmenh,
by advancing 33 ‘&E?idnvit' from eha Stav@'a H@y Witnesa,
which clearly exculpatea Patitionar of the charge£ affanaa,
rand is pivotal tc bia claim of net quilty.` In a&$itian, Trial

Counsel, in addréusing one of Pet§t£oner's poim&a of erzar,

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conaeded to 'deticiepc' performance* that Prejudiced
Fetttioner's éth Ame:zdment Righi:s.` Consequently, Petit;'ioner
, asaert§ Dua Procaaa and tha interest of justice would ba`heat;
nmervad §dy this Cowrt Granting him 'Cadnsel' for the resolution
of Hiw meritaxious claime. P@Rit$on§r contenda, in light mt
bna nabacé of she €acba ®xeulpatiag Your 4P@tivicnmr of t&e
chargmé offen$e, tHis ¢murv ahmuxd'mkaww a mering en the
Her£ta, for tke\ §aix."v and just resaluti¢u of ?@titicner'e
claimm. Pebiti&ner GQABGRGS baeausé this Conzt ia not a *fact

inding' Caurt, and that kh@re still exist concrovarzaé,

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unreamlved allagatio§@ of §acbs, matsrial he the kegality of
&iS confinam@nh, thah vega RQVQF raadlv@d, able Court should

d@t€¥mi§@ %hé §a$$a§e of tva writ §§ gh@.cca,g, gtyle§ ag

Cauee Na. Z§LZZL;QZQ was prematmraiy advanwad.

¥‘.,T.HERBF_ORE; !’REMI$I€$,- §§GZMEN"?S and AUTBQRITIES CCNSIDERED
youx Petitimner pray§ and reayecvfully~ ur§& §Gr &his Honorabla
Cenrt ts detérmin% the Writ, Tx. Ci. NQ. 1§420§§;§, Snd this
Court Cauae NQ- Z§LZZL:QZ¢ Was advanced pramaturely, as the
game §Qe& mht ve$szva @h@ mwx§&~zioua §Qints of errcra,
material to tha legality §§ hi$ confin@megz, m§r a§§reaé the
‘n@wly discovarad evi&wnca' of the ;r@canbe@' tastimomy from
the State‘s key witnese¢ axeulpating yeux P@tition@r~o£ the
lcharged b£f@nsa. Patitionar prays this Court woul§ Grant him‘
leave to hava the ‘Ap cintmant of Cuunzal° an& hold a
'Haaring' ne the Nerits of yatitisner's claims.

Alh@tnahiv@ly¢ Your Petitiwner prays for whatever other,

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furmher' or éi££¢ranc re£iwf this C§urt daem is just. and fair.
Petitioner uaaétts -bh@ ‘Feééral C$uru is currently welding his
Writ in ‘&bey&nc@*._mné cannot adequat@ly move forward with
tha resczutian §£ the alaima ar§§sd heféim until this Court
iseae forth ita de€i$ion, af;ar ake fact finding £rom `the
Triu£ Ccurt. Petit§mnar coni&n$ éue §rocg$@ ana the interest
of justice warrants resolution sf his claims. ft is so prayed

for by Fahiti$awr.

Rwapwct§ully sn§mitt$é,

§?I"T:‘VI.’»! ?;'VIEERELL T,%TUI€£
\ Fetit;gner pro Se
. WHCJ;GLQCG?G&` *”
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Roe§§rq¢; Tx. 7758?

PUnsuAN'r 'ro ~'rz'rw 6, cnap'rea 132, v.'r.c.A., carsz PRAc'rIcE
'A'mn ammons come, mm 28 0.3.0. § 1746=-'

z, sceva TBRHELL TATU, -Peei£io`ner, Pm se, being
currently conf;nad in the Texaé nepartmeht of C:iminal Juabice _
- lnsticutional Divieion, at the Dacrington Unis, located here
l£n Bcazoria County, T¢xaa, have read the foregoing 'PETITION
'\F.GR' RESOLUTIQN OF .CLAIHS“, and presents lime above argument,
seeking to have eha court con$idar the Ccnstinutimnal Merit of
exculpatory pptnts at errors ~advancadz' asix,p!rs¢x',""_a`u¢§l`l hereby
DEPGSE and DECLARE under the pain and panalties of Perjury the
foxegoing'"?ET!TION” is trua and correct to cba base of

Fat£tienar's Belief and Knowledga.

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Exz:cuz'z~:r) os~z -rx~us ‘rms~ _/“Z_]L amc or )/VVOH“GR\ . , 2015-.

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Rosharcn, Tx. 77583

 

I, KEVIN TERRELL TATUM, Petitioner, Pco Se, files
this his "PETITIGN FOB RESOLUTIDN GF CLAIMS", in good faitha
seeking to have the Court. consider tva ccmsti.tut.ional `Merit.a
ct his claims advanc@a in his writ, along with his suquezt
'fdr Appointm@nt. of Counsé; and a {Heariug', hareby* CERTIFY
a true and corce¢thegible copy cf the foregoing 'PETITIGN'
was.sarved upon the below name§. and named parti.es, by placing

-tha same in the United Shates Mail» in as wrapper, with postage

affixed thereto, on this the Jéz&bxday of Z!!¢szA”` ,¢ 2035.

1. TEXAS COURT OF GRIMINAL APPEALS
&ttn: Hmn. ABHL ACQSTA, Cl&r%
F.Q. Box 12308, Qapitol Stabion
Aua%in, Tx. 73?11 _

2. HAHRIS COBMTY CCUHTH$U&E
Hon. RRISTIN H. GQINEY¢ dodge
1291 anmklin Sb., 13%& ¥;.,
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TDCJ #1409?40'
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