Bryant, Ronnie Anthony v. State ( 2015 )

02%-iS Bublic 1201 Franklin Street, 13th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Tjefender ^ 713.368.0016 713.368.9278 eFax Harris County, Texas August 11,2014 RECEIVED \H Ronnie Anthony Bryant COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS TDCJ # 01310399 Willacy County State Jail JUN 29 2015 1695 South Buffalo Drive Raymondville, TX 78580 Abel Acosta,Clerk Re: Ronnie Bryant v. State ofTexas, cause number 1338550 Dear Ronnie: I was surprised when I received your recent letter asking for an update on your appeal. After reviewing the records in your case, I discovered to my surprise that I made the mistake of failing to send you a copy of the opinion in your case which was issued in December of 2013. I have enclosed a copy of the opinion with this letter. Let me first apologize for failing to send you a copyoftheopinion in your case. I have handled a lot of appeals and this is the first time TrTaye made a mistake in this regard, I cahToffer°any explanation as to how this happened, other than to say that it was an oversight on my part because 1was under tl^irnprretsiorT u^tTnadalready^sent you a copy. However, a review ofrrryTle^6Tr8sTmHcates that you were not sent a^opyT"- After a conviction is affirmed on appeal, as is the situation in your case, there is the option to file something known as a Petition for Discretionary Review, also known as a PDR. A PDR is an instrument where you ask the Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest criminal court in Texas, to hear your case on appeal and must be filed withiji^O days of t.he_opiniori ofthe Court of Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals doesn't have to hear your case because they get to pick and choose the cases that they hear. A PDR is the instrument you use to ask them to hear your case. If the Court of Criminal Appeals grants your PDR, then you have to try to win your case in the same way as you would before the Court of Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals only grants about 10% of the PDRs that are submitted to it. Typically, they only grant PDRs on cases that involve complicated legal questions or the interpretations of new laws. Here is a more detailed explanation about PDRs that is contained in the intro letter we sent to you when you first indicated you wished to appeal your conviction: