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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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Introductory
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
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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 epT 25 QO\H
3.1 fiW ray r€Sp6nse *CW £*2o^\
'*/. X recia/ed /A<£yVe response Och lip 26Wx
5. X 'filed 4 AlcAtfn Aof e/leahom o£ A/Kwe1 ^ -fi/e my Pi)H U Qourl o& Cnrni/io/
6. H&\vJ4.d dpguao1 Ga^ Plrcjumenh
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 fercinr
€\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 vX 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/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 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, you drop your -drugs and uoqH o$f.
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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°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 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 Cxxme hack
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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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
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.
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