Hill v. Stephens

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM OPINION Following 17 Limited Remand. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(gclair, 4)

United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

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June 28, 2017
David J. Bradley, Clerk

KEI CHESTER H I
TH
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u me t Doc e ty
2.
he o tay, tto e oc s d s epons n he
is e ofha ml s e r a Stikan prj c . Re r ng i fe tve a ssa e o
su s
r e s ror nd rc l d eudie
ga di ne f c i s itnc f
couns ,pe ii rlm ie t s
el ttone i t d he cope ofhi r pons t t f l i
s es
e o he olow ng:
A.

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( ke Enty No.1 , 7, )Nome to wa ma eoft rng orne pa ra tcei
Doc t r
2 pp. 8.
n i n s d he i s
ws pe ril n
pettoner sr pons orofphilpH ilscons nt ot s r h and couns ' aleged defci
ii ' es
e,
li l'
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els l
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pe fr nc i no o j ci t t s ac t rn , t ne pa ra t l.Co e e ty,
roma e n t be tng o he e rh,he igsorhe ws pe ri e nsqu nl
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pettonerw asnote il t habe r i orace tfca e ofa
ii
ntted o
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ppeal biiy ast t ecl m s
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Peiine c ame i hi a ia in f rsaeha a r lela h di he e t a til
tto r l i d n s pplc to o tt be s e i t s e d r , h t ra

c u e wa i e f ci a t pu s me pha eofti li f ii g t o j c t a miso of
o ns l s n fe tve t he nih nt s ra n a ln o b e t o d s in
e de s zed f om pe ii ' hom epur ua t a alege y i i s ar h w a r .The
vi nce ei r
ttoner s
s nt o n l dl nvald e c
r ant
compl ne ofe de i ude a hom e c
ai d- vi nce ncl d
omput ,rngsbel ng t one oft vi tm s
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he c i s
a a news perari er
nd
pa
tcl epori t c i i lofens f w hi h pe ii
tng he rm na f es or c ttonerw asuli a el
tm t y
c
onvi e Becaus t St t had pr s ed t tm ony atti s
ct d.
e he a e
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ral how i t tPhilp H il
ng ha
li l,

pe ii r' f t r had c ent t ha ngt hous s r
ttone s a he ,
ons ed o vi he
e ea ched, ttoneraddii lyar
pe ii
tona l gued
t tcouns s
ha
el houl ha chale d t vol arnes oft cons . He cont ndst t by
d ve
l nge he unt i s he
ent
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ha ,
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ced,couns coul have s
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To s
uppor hi cl m ofc r cons , li H ils it an afi tt t sat
t s ai
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ent Philp l ubm ted
fdavi o he t e
ti cour on colat r r ew ,i whi h he s a ed t t l e or em entaut ii s d
ral
t
l e al evi n
c
t t hat he aw nf c
hortes ai
t woul be t l 't t hous i he cons nt d t t s r butt i t y had t ge
hey
d û e' o he
gent
ef
e e o he ea ch,
hat f he
o t
aw a r , he w oul çnotbes ni e. H es a ed t hecons ed t t s ar h bec ehe
r ant t y
dû
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t t hat
ent o he e c
aus
wasaf ai t of i r w oul da aget hous i her us
r d he fce s
d m
he
e f ef ed.I
nexplc y, li H ilt d
i abl Philp l ol

t i couns he cons ed t t s ar butdi nott lhi a
ral
el
ent o he e ch,
d
el m boutt a l ged coe ci
he le
r on.

3

Philp Hila gues t i w a ti c
li l r
hat t s ral ouns ' f tt H il di notdi cl e t a l d
els aul hat l d
s os he lege
coer on,
ci beca ecouns ldi notas m et e ai t c r s a
us
el : d
k
o xpl n he icum t ncesunde w hi lga
r ch ve
t tcons . Hi i bei per ec , li H ilcl m st , c
ha
ent' ndsght ng f t Philp l ai hat had ouns as
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el ked, w oul
he
d

ha dicl ed t ofi r 'ale coe c on.
ve s os he fce s l ged r i

H ow e ,t sat cour r cor s st tc
ver hc t e
t e d how ha ouns and Philp Hildi dicus t
el
li l d s s he
cr sa
icum t ncesunde whi H ilga t cons . Philp H ilspos r ch l ve he
ent
li l'
tconvi i afi vi
cton fda t
t tm ony- t thecons ed t a dpot i dam aget t hous - w asi diec contas
es i
ha
ent o voi
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o he
e
n r t
r t
t hi t tm ony a ti . U nderdiec e i ton by def e couns a t i ,Philp H il
o s es i
t ral
r t xam na i
ens
el t ral li l
t tfed t the c ent t t s ch beca e he w ant t cooper t wih polce a
esii ha
ons ed o he ear
us
ed o
ae t
i nd
bele pe ii rha done not ng wr .
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hi
ong.

Q:

Th FBla nt t l d a u as a c wa r ntf rt ho e Bu yo
e
ge s ake bo t e r h ra o he us . t u
ga t polce cons t s ch?
ve he i
ent o ear
Cor ec .
r t

Q:

Andy u g vet m t t o e t c us yo wa e t c pe aewih
o a he ha c ns n be a e u ntd o oo r t t
t ?
hem

A:

Cor e .
r ct

Q:

Andyo sil l vei ( tto e la beivei yo rhe r t a t r
u tl bei n pe ii n r nd le n u a t h t he e
e
w as ta w a he coul ha done t t
n' ny y
d ve
ha ?
Cor ect
r .

Q:

So yo i vie t polc o fc r t c it yo rho e, u n t d he ie fi e s o ome n o u us

A:

A es
r .

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o e ch
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ed?
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Q:

Yo d d tr src t erm o me ti a y w a d d tt l t m t r
u i n' e tit h i ve n n n y, i n' e l he hee
wa n' Rïla y hi t y c d tl ok a?
s t c n t ng he ouln' o t

A:

Thatscor ec .
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Doc t ty
20
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li l e tf t ra o

c ns n i gt t s a c b hee pli e t t u yt ec r u t nc su e whihh ga
o e tn o he e r h, ut x a n d o hej r h ic msa e nd r c e ve
t c ent He di notdicl e icoer on' asone oft e cic s ances
he ons .
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s os ç ci '
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il
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fda tt t alhough heha di c s t c ent
d s us ed he ons
i s w ihpe ii rand Philp Hil s ver occas ons Philp H ilne rt dhi t tt
s ue t ttone
li l on e al
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philp ll ve o e t o a nf re n o e rh s o whee
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pe iine l i d
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n e e tng tto rs li
ne f c i s itnc ,h t t ra c u t d h
f l i r evantfndi off ton colat r r vi w :
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pe ii e l le s ha
s e e fe ve s itnc
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i t punihm entphas ba d upon t f l et s k s
n he
s
e se
he aiur o ee uppr s on and
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o j c t e d nc sie du i t s ac of(eiine ')rsd nc
be to vie e ez d rng he e rh p tto rs eie e
o t ba e t t ( ) t wa rnt wa iva i d t i u fce t
n he s s ha a he ra
s n ld ue o ns fi in
pr b bl c us a sae i o ma in i t wa r n a fd vi,( t e
o a e a e nd t l nf r to n he ra t fi a t b) h
s r exceeded t s
ea ch
he copeoft w a r ntbeca ew a r afi vi di
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us
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no i e tf t c t n sofhes ie c
t d n iy he on e t t ez d ompu e ' ha ddrv a ( )he
t rs r i e, nd c t
c s n t s a c gi nb g tto rs ft rt s a c t ho wa
on e t o e r h ve y peii ne 'q ahe o e r h he me s
c r e be a e oflw e o c m e ofi e ' sae nt t ( li
oe c d c us
a nf r e nt fc r s tt me s o Philp
I l a utt te t n o hi ho i he r q r d t m t s c r a
4il bo he r ame t f s me f e uie he o e u e
1
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r nt
The Cour fnds ba ed on a r ew oft a la e r d,t tl w
ti , s
evi
he ppe l t ecor ha a

e or e e o fc r we tt g li Hils r sde c onFe uay 6,
nf c m nt fi e s n o phil l'j e i n e
p
br r
20 , oar s g tto r;ha t 1w e o c me to fc r r qu se
07 t re t peiine l t t he a nf r e n fi e s e e td
c ns n fo g li Hi1 t s a c t r sde c ;t a g li Hil
o e t r m philp 1) o e r h he e i n e h t philp lj
c ns n e t t e polc s a c ng hi r sd nc t a g li Hils
o e t d o h i e e r hi s e i e e; h t phil 1')
p
cons w as ba ed upon hi desr t c
ent
s
s ie o ooper t w ih polce and hi
ae t
i
s

beift t g tto r c l no ha c mm i e t s c i s t t
le ha peiine l ou d t ve o t d he e rme ; ha
t
( il Hil di n tr src t p iemo m e o lmi t era iiy
Ph li l) d o e tit he olc ve nt r i t h i b lt
p
t s r t r i
o ea ch he es dence;and,t t l enf cem e of i sf
hat he aw
or
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a ds i e g . '1t rngs aBa o ne s pe a tc ea uthe e
n e z d Q C.s wo i , ytwn w pa r ril bo t s
of e es and a com put ra ha d drve t cont ned t nam esa
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nd
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49.

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ti
e
eviw
he
le e d
he

a fda t o gra c uns l,t a (ra c ns l wa u wa e o t
fi vi f ti l o eq h t ti l ou e l s na r f he
e itnc o awa r n i r ltont t e s a c o g tto rs home
x se e f r a t n ea i o h e r h f pe ii ne 'l
u it pu s n sa ei ( tto rs ti la o ybe ive t t
ntl he nihme t t g n peii ne 'l ra , nd nl le d ha
t s a c ofg tto rs ho wa b s d s l l u n a v u t r
he e r h peiine 'j me s a e o ey po
ol n a y
c ns ntg ve b ( li Hil.
o e i n y Philp lj

The Cour fnds,bas on a r ew of t appelat r or and t
ti
ed
evi
he
l e ec d
he

a fda to gra c uns l,t tt r s t fo Eo e')pr -ra
fi vi f til o e) ha he e uls r m c uns ls etil
i si to r ge t d t tr il Hil g ve c ns n t ofi e st
nve tga in e ce ha ph li l) a o e t o fc r o
p
s r h hi r i
ea c s es dence.

51.

The Cour fnds,bas d on a r ew oft appelat r cor and t
ti
e
evi
he
le e d
he

a fda tof( o c u ej t tg o- o ns l awa be ive t tt
fi vi c - o ns l, ha c c u e j l ys le d ha he
s r of t H il r i
ea ch
he l es dence was ba ed upon cons pr ded by
s
ent ovi

( li Hil.
Philp l)

53.

The Cour fnds bas on a r vi w of t a l t r d a t
t i , ed
e e
he ppela e ecor nd he

a fd vi of g o- o e l t t a c p of t s a c wa r nto t e
fi a t c c uns l, ha o y he e r h ra r h
c r pondi afi vi r a ed t t H ilr i ncew asnotc ai
ores
ng fda t el t o he l esde
ont ned
i t St t spr ec i fl pr ort ti .
n he a e' os uton ie i o r al
54.

The Courttnds bas upon a r ew oft a l t r d a t
i , ed
evi
he ppela e ecor nd he

a fd viof(ra c uns l,ha g li Hil ne ri o me ( o ns l
fi a t til o el t t philp lq ve nf r d c u eq
ofanypur t coe ci s at ent m adeby l e or e of i r
pored r ve t em s
aw nf cem nt fce s
t s cur H ilscons ntt s ch hi hom e.
o e e l'
e o ear
s
55.

The Cour fnds bas on a r ew of t a l t r or and t
t i , ed
evi
he ppela e ec d
he

a fda to (ra c uns l,ha ( li Hi1 i f r d gou el ha he
fi vi f ti l o el t t Philp l) n o me c ns lt t
ga c entt 1 w e or em entofi r durngt rdi c s onsabout
ve ons o a nf c
fce s i hei s us i
t s ch oft H ilr i nce.
he ear
he l esde
56.

The Cour fnds bas on a r ew oft appelat r cor and t
t i , ed
evi
he
le e d
he

a sda to (ra c uns l,t tt s a c o t Hilr sd nc wa
f vi f ti l o e l ha he e r h f he l e i e e s
ba e s ey u n c s n g v n b g li Hil,n p s n t a
s d oll po on e t i e y philp ll ot urua t o
s rhwar .
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r ant

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t i , se
e e
he ppela e r d and t
lt ecor
he

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fi vi ti l o s l, h t he e z
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63. The Cour fnds bas on a r vi of t a l e r or a t
t i , ed
e ew
he ppelat ec d nd he

a fd vi of(ra c u e ) t t( ou s l di n ac i a de in
fi a t ti l o ns l, ha c n e) d ot t n fce t
man r b f ln t obe t t e de e s ie i t s a c o
ne y aiig o j c o vi nc ez d n he e r h f
L tton r' r sd nc be au el li ii.v u arl o s n e o
peii e s e ie e c s phil ll ol nt i n e tdt
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64.

The Cour fnds,bas on a r ew oft a l e r cor a t
ti
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he ppelat e d nd he

a fda t ofgra c uns la c c un e q t tat ug t e s ac
fi vis ti l o e nd o- o s l, ha lho h h e r h
war a i ir e ntt t uli a es r h oft H ilr i ncebeca e
r nt s r el va o he tm t ea c
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ufi e o ut i he ea ch he l esdence i t s w a r nt
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re l, p. 1 -2 r c d ia ins mit d mpha i a d d) Thesa etilc u t
ss d e .
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5.

l lg ofg li Hils v un a yc ns nt os a c hi r sde ea
n iht philp l'l ol t r o e t e r h s e i nc nd
t f t t t s ar h war a obt ne w a neve execut
he act ha he e c
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g tto r f ie t e t b iht a gra c un e j dar a o bl ba i
peii ne ) al d o sa ls h t til o s l ha e s na e ss
upo whih t o j c t t s a c oft Hil e i nc .
n c o b e t o he e r h he l r sde e
Ba e up t t t l y of t r pr s n a i ( tto r f is t
s d on he o ai
t
he e e e t ton, peii ne ) a l o
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sa ih h t til ou ej c e n n b e tv l fc e
nn r
a t ts hdeiin pef r nc r s tdi prj die.
nd ha uc fce t roma e eule n eu c
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r ud me e i s e o t y hi ur n t mornd m pi o nd
or ofM ar 31,2016.
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t e c to o asac warn , ndpeiine prs nsn pr bai s mmayj dg n
o xe uin f e rh ra t a
tto r e e t o o tve u r u me t
e de t t conta y.Thes at ti lcour f
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rr
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coer be e t aut ii s
ced caus he hortes ugges e t t t y w oul dam age t hous durng t
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e i he
s r i pe ii ' f t rr r t t obt n a s ar w ar a .H ow e r Philp H il
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enf c enta hi beleft tpettone w as i
or em
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nnocent I Philp H ilha ac ualy ac ed
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r
ci n
entng o he ea c he a l d o vai hi el
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t pr det i onnaton t couns . The r cor bef e t sCour e ncesno r ona e
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j tfc to frPhilp Hilsfiur t prvie t nfr to t c uns l Peiine
usiiain o
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ovie
r ume , h e s o tve u r udg n vi n e t t ou e d
a r as t que ton t expl tonspr ded by Philp H il
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ana i
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t naton
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e pplca i
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an unr ona e de er i ton oft f t bas on t evi
eas bl t m na i
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f is t m eethi bur n of pr unde AED PA ,and habea r i i unw a r nt d.
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