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J:\Template\APPEALS\cl ltr.wpt2332198(EGMSY_ekqAutoList13IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII>c$"Small Circle"0 (Wf|$ @*  A  U!   __X+KXXX______________8 Xdd8______#X XXX+KG#X+KXXX % F %F*October4,2007ThomasMore(&TheTower(&POBox1'&SanFrancisco,CA891234'&&&London,&&'&CA89995'&Re:0  )&Rex)&*&Pe*&+&*&r*&+&,&ople,&-&-&_v-&-&._Ԁ% M ThomasMore%Ma,% N %NH7615354(#(#   CONFIDENTIALATTORNEYCLIENTCOMMUNICATION   \   M$&r$&$&.$&% P %POԀ% Q %Qn%&More%&%&Geronimo%&: 4 #X XXX+K #X+KXXX   Ireceivedyourletter.#X XXX+K#X+KXXX Youaskedaboutyouroptionsandhowyoucouldpursueyourcase.   <  Fromthestart,itisimportanttounderstandhowthecourtsareorganized.BothCaliforniaandthefederalgovernmentshavetheirownsetofcourts.InCalifornia,trialsareheldinthesuperiorcourt(suchastheSantaClaraCountySuperiorCourt).Then,oneappealstothecourtofappeal(yourappealwasattheSixthDistrictCourtofAppeal)#X XXX+KN#X+KXXX .Afterwards,onerequeststheCalifornia X ! SupremeCourttoconsiderthecasebyfilingapetitionforreview.  Inthefederalcourts,mattersoftenstartintheUnitedStatesDistrictCourt.OnethenappealstotheUnitesStatesCourtofAppeals(sometimescalled circuitcourts).TheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtconsiderspetitionstohearcasesthathavebeenbroughttothefederalCourtofAppealsortothestateSupremeCourt.  Atthispoint,youcandothefollowing:(1)YoucanpetitionforwitofcertiorariintheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.YoudonothavetofileapetitionintheU.S.SupremeCourtinordertofileastateorfederalhabeaspetition.#X XXX+Ki#X+KXXX (2)Youcanpetitionforwritofhabeascorpusinthestate )'+ court.Iftherearenewissuestoraiseornewevidenceyouwishtopresent,youshouldfileastatehabeaspetition.Astatehabeaspetitionisnotappropriateifyouwillonlyraisethesamearguments h+(- Ihadpresentedintheappeal.(3)Youcanfileapetitionforwritofhabeascorpusinfederalcourt.Ifyouwishtoraisenewissuesornewevidence,youshouldfileastatehabeaspetitionbeforefilingafederalhabeaspetition.(4)Youcandonothingandnolongerchallengeyourconviction.#X XXX+K #X+KXXX #X XXX+K #X+KXXX   (1)PetitionintheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt  L    ApetitionforcertiorariisarequesttotheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtinWashington,D.C.toconsideryourcase.WhentheSupremeCourt issuescertiorariitisnotifyingthelowercourtsitwillconsiderthecase.#X XXX+K #X+KXXX Theadvantageoffilingapetitionforcertiorarinowisthatyouwouldbe  L  takingyourcase allthewayuptotheU.S.SupremeCourt.ThedisadvantageoffilingapetitionintheU.S.SupremeCourtisthatthereisvirtuallynochanceoftheSupremeCourtconsideringthecase,anditmightjustbeawasteoftimeandeffortthatcanbebetterspentonotherlegalwork.#X XXX+K_#X+KXXX      Apetitionforcertiorarimustbesentfirstclassmailandpostmarkedwithin90daysofthe   CaliforniaSupremeCourtdecisiondenyingreviewofyourappeal.ItshouldbemailedtotheClerk,   SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates,Washington,D.C.20513.Youshouldserve(sendacopyofyourpetition)totheCaliforniaAttorneyGeneralat#X XXX+K2#455GoldenGateBlvd,Rm.11000,San \ FranciscoCA94102X+KXXX .#X XXX+Kh#X+KXXX Ԁ#X XXX+K#X+KXXX  H   TheU.S.SupremeCourtwillconsideronlyissuesraisedpreviouslyonappealandonlyissuesconcerningviolationsoftheUnitedStatesConstitutionorfederallaw.Theonlyissuesyoucanraiseare#X XXX+K#X+KXXX issuesalreadypresentedtotheCaliforniaSupremeCourt.#X XXX+K#X+KXXX Ԁ#X XXX+K#X+KXXX Thepetitionforwritofcertiorarican H benolongerthan40pages.Youshouldtypeanythingyoufileinacourt,butifyoucannottypethepetition,youshouldprintit.Itmustbedoublespacedandonwhitepaper.#X XXX+K#X+KXXX      Followtheinstructionsontheenclosedform#X XXX+K #X+KXXX .Thecasewouldbeentitled[yourname]#X XXX+K#X+KXXX v.  California.#X XXX+K#X+KXXX ԀUnderneaththetitleofthecase,youshouldstate OnPetitionforWritofCertiorarito  theCaliforniaCourtofAppeal,SixthAppellateDistrict#X XXX+Kn#X+KXXX Ԁ#X XXX+K_#X+KXXX     Sinceyouareindigent,youmustfileanaffidavitwithyourpetitionrequestingtobeconsideredinformapauperis.Thisallowsyoutofileatnocostandtowaivecertainfilingrequirements. #X XXX+K#X+KXXX  0"  #X XXX+K#X+KXXX   (2)PetitionforWritofHabeasCorpusinCaliforniaCourts  $X"   Youcanfileapetitionforwritofhabeascorpusinstatecourt.Ahabeascorpuspetitionissimilartoanappeal.TheadvantagetoastatehabeaspetitionisthatthisistheonlywayyoucanraiseissuesIdidnotraiseonappeal.Itisalsotheonlywaytopresentnewevidence.#X XXX+K'#X+KXXX  '#& <  Followtheinstructionsontheenclosedform.#X XXX+K#X+KXXX ThepetitionshouldbefiledattheSantaClara )'+ CountySuperiorCourt,whereyourtrialwasheld.Ifyouloseyourpetitioninthesuperiorcourt,youcannotjustappealtotheCourtofAppeal.Instead,youmustfileanewpetitionforwritofhabeas h+(- corpusattheSixthDistrictCourtofAppealinSanJose.ThepetitionintheCourtofAppealusesthesameformasthepetitionyoufileinsuperiorcourt.  IfyouloseintheCourtofAppeal,youmustfileapetitionforreviewattheCaliforniaSupremeCourtinSanFranciscowithintendaysaftertheCourtofAppealrejectsthehabeascorpuspetition!IfyoumissthedeadlineforfilingapetitionforreviewintheSupremeCourt,youmayfileanewstatepetitionforhabeascorpusintheSupremeCourtraisingthesameargumentsyouraisedintheothercourts.TheSupremeCourtpreferspetitionsforreviewratherthanpetitionsforwritofhabeascorpus.#X XXX+K#X+KXXX #X XXX+K!#X+KXXX   Exceptforthedeadlineforfilingthepetitionforreview,therearenostrictdeadlinesfor  8  filingpetitionsinCaliforniacourts.Onewhowaitstoolongtocomplaincanbedeniedrelief,however.  (3)PetitionforWritofHabeasCorpusinFederalCourts      YoucanfileapetitionforwritofhabeascorpusintheUnitedStatesDistrictCourt.FederalcourtswillonlyconsiderissuesconcerningviolationsoffederallawortheUnitedStatesConstitutionthatwerepresentedtotheCaliforniaSupremeCourt.However,aclaimthatthecourtshouldhave_granted_Ԁamotiontosuppressevidencebecauseofanillegalsearchorarrestcannotberaisedinafederalhabeaspetition.Theadvantageofafederalhabeaspetitionisthatafterlosinginallofthestatecourts,theUnitedStatesDistrictCourtismuchmorelikelytoconsideryourcasethroughahabeaspetitioncomparedtotheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtthroughapetitionforcertiorari.ThedisadvantageisthattheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtwillconsideronlyonefederalhabeaspetition.#X XXX+K!#X+KXXX ԀThus,ifyouwishtopresentnewissuesornewevidence,youshouldfileastate   habeaspetitionbeforeyoufileafederalhabeaspetition.  AfederalhabeaspetitionmustbefiledwithinoneyearaftertheCaliforniaSupremeCourt  deniesthepetitionforreview.FortheissuesIraisedondirectappeal,thetimeahabeaspetitionis  pendinginstatecourtdoesnotcounttowardtheoneyeardeadline.Thisruleallowsyoutofilea l statehabeaspetitionwithoutlosingtimeforfilingafederalhabeaspetition.Thetimebeforefiling X  astatehabeaspetitioninthesuperiorcourt,however,doescounttowardtheoneyeardeadline.#X XXX+K&#X+KXXX   Followtheinstructionsontheenclosedform.#X XXX+K*#X+KXXX ThispetitionwouldbefiledattheUnited #l! StatesDistrictCourtfortheNorthernDistrictofCaliforniainSanFrancisco.#X XXX+K*#X+KXXX Youwillneedtoattach $X" therequestforinformapauperisstatus.Youalsoneedtoincludecopiesofyourtrustaccountstatementforthelastsixmonths,andtheenclosedcertificatesignedbyanauthorizedprisonofficer.#X XXX+Kc+#X+KXXX  %0!$   Myrecommendationisthatifyouwishtopursueyourcase,youshouldfileastatehabeaspetitiononlyifyouhavenewissuesornewevidencetoraise.AfterlitigatingissuesinthestatehabeaspetitiontotheCaliforniaSupremeCourt,youcanfileafederalhabeaspetitionraisingyournewissueswiththeoldissuesIraisedinyourappeal.Ifyoudonothaveanynewissuesornewevidence,youshouldsimplyfileafederalhabeaspetition. h+&* Ї#X XXX+K,#Sincerely,  JonathanGrossmanStaffAttorneyEnclosuresX+KXXX Ԁ#X XXX+K"/# 8    $ t   INSTRUCTIONSFORFILINGAPETITIONFORREVIEW  ЀINTHECALIFORNIASUPREMECOURT P.  IfyouwishtorequesttheCaliforniaSupremeCourttoconsideryourcase,youmustfileapetitionforreviewintheSupremeCourt31to40daysafterthedecisionoftheCourtofAppeal.BesuretoprovideenoughtimeforthepetitiontobereceivedbytheSupremeCourtthroughthemail.IfyoufilethepetitionOvernightMailorcertifiedmail,thepetitionisconsideredtobe filedthedayitispostmarked.  TherearethreegroundsonwhichtheSupremeCourtwillgrantreview.Theyare:(1)whereitappearsnecessarytosecureuniformityofappellatedecisionsthroughoutthestate,ortosettleanimportantissueoflaw;(2)wheretheCourtofAppealwaswithoutjurisdictionoverthecase;or(3)wheretheCourtofAppealdecidedthecasewithoutamajorityofthepanelagreeingtotheoutcome.Mostlikely,theonlygroundthatmayapplytoyourcaseisthefirstone.  Thepetitionforreviewneednotbeelaborate.Youcanonlydiscusstheissuesthatwereraisedonappeal.Thepetitionforreviewmustcontainthefollowing:bc  bc3"0    First,atthebeginning,astatementofthe issuespresented inaconcise,_nonargumentative_  form.Thisisusuallyaonesentencestatementorquestion.bc393݌ (#(# Ќ  bc  bcu4"0    Second,thepetitionmustalsocontainadiscussionof whythecourtshouldgrantreview.  ` Thisusuallyinvolvesdiscussingwhetheranimportantquestionoflawisinvolved.bcu44݌ (#(# Ќ  bc  bc5"0    Third,the legalarguments follow.Yourargumentshouldrefertospecificlegalauthority 0 (portionsoftheConstitution,statutes,orcases)andtospecificfactscontainedintherecordonappeal.Donotforgettocitefederalcases,statutes,ortheConstitution&if&&&hwen&&&whenever&theyapply.%%&%Ifyouplanto%&eventually&%takeyour%%c%%ase%&tofederalcourt,youcanonly&&raiseissuesinwhich&&&&bc55݌ (#(# Ќ  bc  bcs8"0    Attheendofyourargument,youshouldhaveashort conclusion : Therefore,petitioner 0 requeststhatthisCourtgrantreview.Youmustsignatthebottomofthispage.bcs88݌ (#(# Ќ  bc  bc9"0    The opinionoftheCourtofAppeal mustbeattachedtotheendofthepetitionandlabeled "  ExhibitA.bc99݌ (#(# Ќ  bc  bc:"0    Attheend,youshouldalsoattacha proofofservice .Thisisasignedstatementunder % # penaltyofperjurythatonacertaindateyoumailedcopiesofthepetitionforreviewfromyouraddresstoeachpartylisted.AnexampleofaproofofserviceisattheendoftheopeningandreplybriefstotheCourtofAppeal.Youmustsendthepetitionforreviewtothesamepeoplewhoreceivedthebriefs,aswellastotheCourtofAppealatthefollowingaddress:CourtofAppeal,SixthAppellateDistrict,333WestSantaClaraStreet,SanJose,CA95113.bc::݌ (#(# Ќ  ݀ ,`'* bc  bc="0    Awhitecovermustbeatthefrontofthepetitionwiththesameinformationonitasinthe  CourtofAppealdecision,exceptthepropercourtistheSupremeCourt,nottheCourtofAppeal.bc==݌ (#(# Ќ  bc  bc?"0    Ifyoucan,youshouldhavea tableofcontents anda tableofauthorities inthefrontofthe p petition,similartothetablesinthebriefsintheCourtofAppeal.bc? ?݌ (#(# Ќ      Thepetitionforreviewcanbenolongerthan30pages.Thelimitdoesnotincludethecover,thetableofcontents,thetableofauthorities,theCourtofAppealopinion,ortheproofofservice.  YouneedtomailtheoriginalpetitiontotheSupremeCourtat350_McAllister_ԀStreet,SanFrancisco,CA941023600,witharequestthatthecourtprovideforitselfanyadditionalcopiesitmayneedbecauseyouareindigent.Ifyoudonotincludetherequest,youaresupposedtofile14additionalcopiestotheSupremeCourt.Youshouldkeepacopyforyourself.Youneedtomailcopiestoeveryoneontheproofofservice.