Steven Lee Gordon v. State ( 2015 )

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Court of Appeals IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH. DISTRICT OF TEXAS
JUN 0 1 2015 DALLAS, TEXAS
Lisa Matz
NO. 05-14-00824 ... ~
Clerk, 5th District
Steven Lee Gordon § From the 219th District Court
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v § of Collin County, Texas
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The State of Texas § Trial Case #219-81751-2013
REQUEST FOR FREE TRANSCRIPTS
FROM THE .HEARING OF ORAL ARGUMENTS
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW, STEVEN LEE GORDON, Appellant, in the above-styled and numbered
cause, and humbly requests hard-copies of the transcripts from the hearing in
which oral arguments for the above numbered case were heard on April 15, 2015,
and that they be mailed to him at the address listed at the end of this request.
Appellant was not allowed to attend said hearing, and thus far appellate
counsel has only provided a one-sentence summary as to what the arguments
included. An appellant should be able to have access to the arguments presented
by both appellate counsel as well as the State as these arguments directly
affects Appellant's freedom, as well ensures that appellate counsel presented
adequate arguments on Appellant's behalf.
Appellant is indigent, as both the trial court and this court have
affirmed in their rulings, and Appellant continues to be indigent. As such,
Appellant is unable to pay for the copies of the requested transcripts and
humbly requests that copies of the transcripts be provided at no cost to him.
Appellant also submits that he is not allowed to receive any kind of
electronic media, such as CO's, DVD's, or USB devices, but can only receive
hard-copies of the transcripts.
PRAYER
Appellant prays that this Honorable Court will grant this motion and
order the Court Clerk to have the proceedings of the oral aruments hearing
transcribed and mailed to Appellant.
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Steven Gordon - Appellant
TDCJ #1934396
Mark W. Stiles Unit
3060 FM 3514
Beaumont, TX 77705
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
A true and correct copy of the foregoing motion requesting copies of
transcripts from the hearing in which oral arguments were heard regarding
Appellate Cause No. 05-14-00824-CR was delivered to Andrea Westerfield, lead
attorney for the State of Texas, Collin County Criminal District Attorney's
Office, 2100 Bloomdale Road, Ste. 100, McKinney, TX 75071, via U.S. Postal
Service, postage pre-paid, on May 26, 2015.
Steven Gordon - Appellant
TDCJ #1934396
Mark W. Stiles Unit
3060 FM 3514
Beaumont, TX 77705
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Court Clerk
Fifth District Court of Appeals
600 Commerce Street, Ste. 200
Dallas, TX 75202
May 26, 2015
RE: Appellate Cause #05-14-00824-CR
mear Clerk:
Please find enclosed my motion requesting a free copy of the transcripts
of the hearing in which oral arguments were presented for my appeal in the
above-referenced cause. Please forward this to the appropriate persons.
If you any questions or need further information, please contact me at
the address listed below. Thank you very much for your assistance with this.
Steven Gordon - Appellant
TDCJ #1934396
Mark W. Stiles Unit
3060 FM 3514
Beaumont, TX 77705
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Mark W. Stiles Unit
3060 FM 3514
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Beaumont, TX 77705
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Fifth District Court of Appeals
600 Commerce St r eet, Ste. 200
Dallas, TX 75202
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