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-76-004A. vs . J ohn Wil ey P r i c e

PROCEEDINGS

CR 2-76-004

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.JOHN WILEY PRICE

The Grand Jury charges:

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On or abou t May 1 , 1974, a t Dal las , Texas, in th eNorthern Dis t r i c t o f Texas , JOHN WILEY PRICE, defendant , knowinglyd id make a ma t e ri al ly f a ls e s ta tement - to the G u a r a ~ t y Bank, Dallas ,Texas, a bank th e d ep os its of whiCh were then and t he re insured byth e Federa l Deposi t Insurance corpora t ion , fo r the purpose o f in -f luenc ing th e ac tion o f sa id bank to approve a home improvementloan reques ted by th e defendant from sa id bank, in t h a t JOHN WILEYPRICE presented to sa id bank a c on tr ac t f or home improvementspurpor ted ly ente red in to by defendant with a Roger S. Mullins whowas to perform ce r t a i n improvements on defendant ' s home loca teda t 3302 Reyno ld s Avenue , Dal las , Texas, when in t ru th and f ac t , asJOHN WILEY PRICE wel l knew, he had no t entered in to a cont rac t witha Roger S. Mull ins fo r home improvements a t th e defendant ' s homea t 3302 Reynolds Avenue, Dal las , Texas.

A v io l a t i on of Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1014.A TRUE BILLfJt?!d1kJ

FRANK D. McCOWNUnited Sta t e s Attorney

United Sta tes Attorney1100 Commerce, Room 16G28Dal la s , Texas 75202(214) 749-3491

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}VIVIAN PRICE

ROGER S. MULLTh'S

THE STATE OF TEXAS.COUNTY OF D.ALLAS'....

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Parlies of the Fir st Part in consIdera.tion of the foregoing hereby agree to pay to party of th eSecond Part th e sum of ONE THOuSlJID EIGHT RUNDRED FIFTY .AND No/lOO - DOLLARSas follows: Due and payable on or before Sixty (60) da ys after date;

THIS CONTRACT made and entered Into by and between JOHN WII:.EY PRICE

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I t is further expressly stipulated and understood that the lien hereby created shall take precedence over and be a prior lien to any other l ien of any character, whether materiahnan's or mechanic'slien, hereafter incurred on the hereinbefore described property.I t is further expressly stipulated and egreed that the security herein and hereby provided shall ', :

not affect, nor be affected by any other or further security taken o r t o be taken for the same indebted~ C ~ : : ; J cr c ~ J ) a . . . . ~ thc.rccf; : l ~ d the. 3 n ~ j ~ 3 r l i c G cf t : ~ c fiz;;t ~ u . I t 11CA:"eby j ~ c ~ a i . 4 u thclt UIC JlrGJIl;L ~ h13j.. ~ r u before mentioned and conveyed to said party of the third part forms DO IJart of any property owned, usedor claimed by parties of the first part as exempted from forced sale under the Jaws of the State of Texas,and disclnim and renounce all and every claim thereto under any such law or laws.

I t Is further expressly understood and agreed that any removal or atted real property shall, at the option of the holder, mature theentire indebtedness hereby Becured and authorize sale under the terms hereof, and the Trostee or anysubstitute Trustee, o r any legal o,vncr Rnd holder of the Indebtedness hereby secured, or any part thereof, is Ruth(')rized to prevent any Buch removal by injunction or otllerwlse, and the owner o J surh propertyshall nay nll c()!'i:s nml CXjlpnscs incil!t'nt to any s11ch prnrl'cdhlR'.

TO RAVE AND TO HO' th e said premises unto the said par' ) f t he t hi rd part, and to h i successors and a s ~ i g n B forever, hereby covenanting and agreeing to FOkcNER WARRANT AND DEFEND the premises aforesaid, and every part thereof, unto the said TnIstee, hereinbefore named, and toth e Substitute T r u ~ t e e . and to the assigns of any Trustee hereunder, against all persons whosoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same fo r and upon the following Trusts, Terms, Conditions and Covenantsto-wit: That whereas the said parties of the first part are justly indebted to party of th e second llartherein, as evidenced by the bereinbefore mentioned indebtedness and notes.

Now, should the parties of the f irst part make prompt payment of said indebtedness, both -principal and interest, as the same shall become due and payable, then this conveyance shall become null andvoid and of no further force and effect, and shall be released by the holder of said indebtedness, such release to be at th e expe1ll!e of said parties of th e first part. Bu t should the parties of the fi rs t part makedefault in the punctual payment of said indebtedness, o r any part thereof, principal or interest, as th esame shall become due and payable, or fail to pay as th e same shall become due and payable. all taxes andspecial assessments, either State, County, Municipal or otherwise, now chargeable to or assessed againstor hereafter chargeable to or assessed against the hereinbefore described property, or fail to keep at alltimes the improvements on said property insured against f ir e and tornado in :faver of any holder of theindebtedness hereby secured (who shall hold the policies of insurance) in the full insurable value of suchimprovement!! in solvent and reputable insurance companies acceptable to th e holder of said indebted.ness, or fail to keep said improvements in good condition and repair, or pe=i t waste, or do or permitto be done any act or thing that would tend to depreciate the value of the hereinbefore described property, or fall to pay, as the same shall become due and payable, all taxes that shall be chargeable to or1lSsessed against this mortgage and th e note or notes hereby secured, which ta x payments on this mortgage.and the note or notes hereby secured, together with the interest payments, are not to exceed 10%per annum on the principal amount of the indebtedness hereby secured, then, and in any such case, thewhole amount of said indebtedness hereby secured remaining nnp2id !!hall at the option of th e partyof the second part, or other holder thereof, immediately mature and become payable, and it shall thereupon, or at a.ny tUne thereafter, the saIDe or any part thereof remaining unpaid, be the duty 01the said party of th e third part herein, and of his successor or substitute as hereinafter provided, on therequest of the said party of the second part, or other holder of the indebtedness hereby !!ecured o r anypart thereof (which request is hereby presumed), to enforce this Trust; ~ n after advertising the time,place and terms of the sale of al l the hereinbefore conveyed and described IJroIJerty for at least twentyone days successively next before th e day of the sale, by posting up writ ten or printed notices thereofat three -public places in Dallas County, Texas, one of which sha ll be at the courthouse door of said county, which notices may be postea by the Trustee acting or by any other person, tosell the same in accordance with such advertisement, at IJublic auction, in front of the door of the courthouse of Dallas County, in th e State of Texas, on the f irst Tuesday in any month, betweenthe hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m., to the highest bidder for cash-selling all the propertyabove conveyed as an entirety or in parcels, as the Trustee acting may elect-and make due conveyanceto t he purchaser or purchasers. with general warranty, binding the saId pa....-rties of the frrst part hereinand their heirs and assigns; and out of the money arising from sueh sale, th e Trustee acting shan pay,first, all the expenses of advertising, sale a.nd conveyance, including a commission of five per cent, tohimself, and then to the said party of the second IJart, or any other holder thereof, the full amount ofprincillaI, interest and attorney's f ees due and unpaid on said indebtedness as hereinbefore se t forth,rendering the balance of the purchase money, if any, t o t he said pl'.rties of the f irst IJart, their heirs orassigns: and said sale shan forever be a perpetual ba r against the said parties of the f ir st part, theirheirs and assigns. And said party of the second "part, or other holder of the indebtedness, shall have theright to I J u r ~ h a s e at such sale, being the highest bidder.

I t Is' expressly understood and agreed that the recitals in the conveyance t o t he purchaser at ~ a i dsale shall be full evidence of the tru th of the matters therein stated, and all prerequisites to said sale!!hall be conclusively presumed to ;u.ave been perfo=ed. and such sale and conveyance shall be conclusive against the parties of the f irst part herein, their heirs and assigns, whether such prerequisitesshall have been performed or shall not have been performed.I t is further expressly stipulated and agreed that in case of th e absence, death, inability, refusal

or failure of th e Trustee herein named to act , a successor and substitute ma y be named, constituted andappointed by th e said par ty of th e second part herein, or other holder of said indebtedness, or any partthereof, without other formality than an appointment and designation in writing, and this conveyanceshall vest in him, as Trustee, the estate and t it le in a11 Raid premises, and he shall thereupon hold. possessand execute all the title, rights, powers and duties herein conferred on said Trustee herein named, and hisconveyance t o t he purchaser shall be equally valid and effective; and such 'righ t to appoint a successoror substitute Trustee shall exist as often and whenever from any of said causes any Trustee, originalor substitute, can not or will not act.

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It ill further- expressly agre and understood that In the event the ' Teinbe!ore descrtbed prop..erty becomes vacant, then and In that event the Trustee herein, or the Sub......ttute Trustee hereinbeforeprovIded for, may (a t the request of the holder of the whole or any part of the indebtedness herebysecured, which request is hereby pre.qumed) take POSs9sston of said property and rent same io r auch rentalas he deems IJroper, and any moneys actually collected as rental less any proper nnd reasonable cost andexpense of collection shall be applied as a credtt 011 the indebtedness hereby secured,

It Is further expressly agreed and understood that in the event any other or further improvementsthan those now situated upon the hereinbeIore described property, or which are herein and hereby con-templated to be placed thereon, are fll"ccted or attempted to be erectect upon the hereinbefore ueseriilcdproperty, or In the event that anymechanic, laborer, or materialman :rue, or attempt to file or attempt toclaim, any lien on the hereinbefore described propertY, then, and In the event, the principaJ, interest andattorney's fees on the indebtedne!lB hereby secured shall, at the OptiOD of the bolder or owner thereof.immediately become due and paya.ble by said parties of the first part.

It is further expressly agreed and underatood that in the event the hereinbefore described prop-erty at any time be and remain vacant for n period of thirty consecutive days, or, in the event Mid prop-erty be sold to a purchaser not assuming the indebtednes'.l unpaid, then and in either event tho entireunpaid indebtedness shall at th e option of the holder of the indebtedness unpaid. or a ny part thereof,mature the entire indebtedness.It is further expressly agreed and understood that any holder of any part of the Indebtedneeshereby secured shan have the option of paying taxes and insurance premlums hereunder and in suchevent the SUlll.B so expended shall operate as a l ien on the property herein described and be secllI'edhereby.It is further distinctly understood and agreed that should the Improvement$, herein mentionecl to baerected, fail for a.ny reason to be completed, or fall to be completed according to the contract, or aU of thelabor and mater ia l used In erection thereof iail to be provided by Party of the Second Part, that Partyof the Second Part or other bolder of tbe hereinbefore mentioned indebtedness and note shall have II

valid aDd .subsisting Hen for said contract price, less 8uch amount as wonld be reasonably neceSS3r.l" tocomplete Mid improvements according to plans and specifications.I t is further especially agreed and understood that the entering by Pariies of the First Part intopossession of said improvements, or the acknowledgement by them of completion of this contract as wellas any other sufficient llroof, shall be conclusive evideIl.ce that all duties and obligations of the Party ofthe Second Part have been fully and completely performed.This contract is executed and delivered before any labor or material for the erection and construc-tion of said improvements has been furnished,

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THE STATE OF TEXAS }COUl\TTY OF DALLAS .

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BEFOREME, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, on thisd II d Jo m Vliley Price, and ldi 'e, Vivian Price, and Roger S. Hallins2.y persona y appeare

known to me to be the person S whose name s aresubscr ibed to the foregoing instrument BIld ac-knowledged to me that theY executed the same for the purposes and con.sideration therein expressed.

GIVEN UNDER my Hand and Seal of Oiffee this the day o May 1!f4.

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known i;(l me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregOing instrument, and aclmowl.edged to me that he executed the BaIne for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

. 'BEFORE me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State and County rloresaid, on thisday personally appeared

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This note is given in payment for the cOl!struction of cer ta in impronments upon thatl ot o r parce l of l and situated in tne City of Dallas, Dallas Count;r, Texas, to-wit:

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT DALlASUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.JOHN WILEY PRICE } No, CR3-76-004 ,' ,

Tol Any United States Marshal or any other authorized officer:

You are hereby co=anded to arrest JOHN WILEY PRICE and bl'ing himforthwith before the United States District COUl't for the Northern District of Texasin the city of Da 11a s to answer to an Ind ic tment charging h im with

False Statement to Bank in Application for a Loan

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Received the within warrant the 9th day of Jan. 19 76 and executed same.by arrest ing the witrdn named a t th e USMO, Dallas, Tx. on th e 9th da y of Jan., lCJ{6.Before USMag. Pat Mulloyreleased on PR bani 6l in t T. Peoples USH _

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PROBATIONORDER

. .'', ' .' J U . D G . M ~ . N T AND PROBATIO,N/COMMITMENT ORDER' A O ' 2 4 ~ ( 6 / 1 4 13 1n the presenreof the altomcy for thc&ovemment- IMONTH OAY YEAR Ilhcdefcndanlappearcd in pers.S..s/IoIVn, or ~ p p c : a r c c t to the court,the,rourt a d j l l d l r l ' ~ . l / l . e , ! l e T e n d a ~ . l . g w I I Y a , s d l . r g ~ d and ( o n v i . c t e & . ~~ G Q ~finds t he def endant wsa 25 years of sg e a t th e date of COllvl.ct10n s .1..6 Sllll:3bTe :forhandling under the Federal Youth Corr ec t ion s Ac t .IT IS ADJUDGED that ehe defendant i s hereby coamicted to t he cus to dy of t he At to rneyGeneral or his autborized r e p r e s e n t a ~ i v e pursuant to 18 U.S .C.A. Section 5010(b).provided, howevGr, that Il.ny pl'>1:'iod in excess of SIX (6 ) }IDNTHS i s suspended and,defendant p laced on probation for a period of THREE (3 ) YEARS upon h is r el ea se fromcustody pursuant Co 18 U.S.C.A. Section 5010(0.) and Section 3651. A condition oft he p robat ion i s that defendant make re s t i tu t ion of the $1 ,850.00s5et forth in th 6indictment in th i s case to which he plead guil ty .

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V. $ . D ' ~ I C T C"OUIlTFrc'e:FOMAR 221976

dOSEfH McELROY.JR.. CLERKIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT e O U R & E M ~ _DeputY.FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION


()()(. CRIMINAL NUMBER, 3-76-004

MOTION TO WITHDRAW PLEA OF GUILTYJohn Wiley Price, the defendant in the above enti t led

act ion, moves the Court that he be permitted to withdraw his pleaof' gUilty pursuant to Rule 32(d), FED. RULES CRIM. FROe., "forreasons and upon grounds as follows:

1. Hi s plea of guiltY6wae made and entered without afu l l understanding of the n atu re o f the. offense charged, and ofthe defenses avai lable to him. Specif ical ly , defendant was un -aware tha t his good fa i th sUbmission to the bank of a contract forhome improvements he believed w a signed by Roger S. Mullins wasin fact a defense to th e offense alleged in t he i nd ic tment .

2. Defendant did not have the effect ive assis tance ofcounsel a t the time he entered his plea of gui l ty . Specif ical ly ,on th e day the Court entered the plea of gui l ty , defendant had cometo Court prepared to plead not guil ty and under the impression thathis attorneys were prepared fo r t r i a l . In fact , said at torneyswere Wholly unp re pa re d, n ot h av in g ta lked with any of the mater ialWitnesses, and whol ly unprepared to p roceed w it h his defense.Moreover, said at torneys induced defendant to change h is plea toguil ty by represent ing to him and convincing him tha t the Courtwould grant him probation i f he p le ad ed gUi lt y,. b ut that i f hepleaded not guil ty he was SUbjecting himself to the increased l i ke l i -hood of a prison sentence.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAVS ..JOHN WILEY PRICE

CRIMINAL NUMBER 3-76-004

AFFIDAVIT OF FACTSTATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF DALLAS

Before me, the undersigned author i ty , on th i s dayappeared John Wiley Price , who stated on his oath as follows:

..1. My name is John Wiley Price. I am over the age of18 and competent to make th i s statement.

2. On March 15, 1976, I entered a plea of guil ty to anindictment charging tha t I knowingly made a ma te ri al ly f al se s ta te -ment to the Guaranty Bank o f Da lla s, Texas fo r the purpose o finfluencing the bank to approve a home improvement loan.

3. I now believe tha t th is plea of gui l ty was improperand resul ted in manifest in jus t ice to myself.

4. In fac t , a t the time I entered the p lea of guil ty Ihad not been advised by roy attorneys and did not know tha t i t was alega l defense tha t the al legedly fa lse statement was made in goodfa i th and with no i nt en ti on t o mislead. Had I known th i s , I couldand would have alleged and proved such a defense.

5. The so-called false statement wasva home improvementcontract purported to be signed by Roger S. Mullins. At tha t t ime,Mullins was sharing an apartment with me While I was separated frommy wife. I lef t a message with MUllins' gi r l f r iend tha t I neededMullins to sign the contract and tha t I would leave it a t the apart-ment. When I returned to the apartment, th e c on tr ac t bore What Ibelieved to be his s ignature. I did not know then and do not know now

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'IN THE UNITED S T A ~ E S D I S ~ R I C ~ COURT'F O R T H E ' N O R T H E m ~ D I S ~ R I C T OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION ,

:UNI'l'ED STATES OF AMERiCA

".' Vs.JOaN WILEY' PRICE

()()JCRIMINAL NUMBER 3-76-004

STATE OF 'l'EXASCOUNTY OF DALLAS

AFFIDAVIT OF FACT,)(

Before me, the undersigned authori ty, on th is 'day')appeared ~ a m e s Hopkins, who stated on .his oath as follows:

1. My name ' is James Hopkins. I ,am over th e age of 18and competent to make th is a f f i d a v ~ t .

2. My law partner, Cleophas Steele , J r . , and Irepresented J ohn Wiley P r i ~ e in the above cause.

3. Because of 'our inexper ience in , the area of federalcriminal law, my partner and I did not adequately advise our c l ien tof the possible defenses tha t could be ra ised regarding th is offense.Specifical ly , I was unaware t ha t a good fai th misrepresentation withno i nt en ti on t o mislead the bank would be a defense.

4. Moreover, we did no t t a lk to any of t he ma te ri alwitnesses in p repa ra ti on o f our c l ients defense, such as LeonGauthier, ' ,the bank ioan of f icer or Roger S.' Mullins.

5. Ali along we had urged ,Mr. ~ r i c e to plead guil ty,b e l i e v ~ m g tha t since he had no pr ior convictions he would be givena shor t probated sentence.

: 6. When the case was se t for t r i a l on March 15, 1976, wewere unprepared to d e ~ e n d ' M r . Price . We were also concerned t ha t i fhe pleaded not guil ty but was found to be,guil ty, .he 'would be l ikelyto receive a prison term. We advised him of th is , and stronglysuggested:that he plead guil ty.

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FILEDIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MAR 241976FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ~ M c E L R O Y ~ JR'L CLERK

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Defendant 's Motion to Withdr.aw Plea of Guil ty in theabove s ty led an d numbered cause i s hereby s e t fo r hea.ring a t9:30 A.M. on March 31, 1976.

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tha t he be allowed to enter a plea of gui l ty . Defendant was againplaced under oath, and he tes t i f ied unequivocably to facts whichsat is f ied th i s Court tha t the Defendant was gui l ty of the offensecharged. He was sentenced, pursuant to h is r eq ue st , on th e 01-lowing day , March 16, 1976. Thereafter , th e Defendant engagednew counsel who f i l ed the Motions made the su bje ct of this order,Which Mot ions were h e a ~ d by th e Court on March' 31 , 1976. Onthe complete record in th i s cause, the Court finds tha t the De-fendant was and is competent and that h is plea ,of gui l ty wasvoluntar i ly and understandingly made w ith the assistance of com-pet en t c oun sel 'a t a l l stages of the proceedings. 'Uribe vs. U.S.

F.2d (5th Cir. 1976); U.S. vs. Beasley, 479 F.2d 1124(5th C ~ r . 1973). Accordingly, h i s ~ g u i l t is conclusively establ ished and the Motion for ~ e T ri al , e ve n'i f appropriate, i s without merit . Williams VB. United States, 290 F.2d 217 (5th Cir.1961); Coleman, e t a l vs. Burnett , . 477 F.2d 1187 (D.C. CiL. 1973).A t reatment of the Motion for New Trial as a 28 U.S.C. 2255 proceeding, with consideration of the March 31 , 1976 hearing as. anevident iary one thereunder, would lead to the same resul t . TheDefendant is not ent i t led to r e l i e f from his conviction upon hisguil ty plea. Williams vs. United States, supra.

Rule 32(d) F .R.Cr .P provides in substance tha t to cor-rect manifest in jus t ice the Court af ter sentence may se t asideconviction and permit the Defendant to withdraw h is plea of gui l ty .The burden of proof of manifest injust ice is upon the movant.Meyers VB . United States. 414 F. 2d 1181 (8th Cil;',: 1970). Therehas been no showing of manifest in ju stic e in th is case. On thec on tr ary , th e evidence i s convincing that the Defendant ful lyunderstood what was going on, not once having plead not gui l ty .

To support the Defendant 's p os itio n, h is former at tor -neys (both of whom formerly employed hin and one of whom presentlyemploys h im) have tes t i f ied tha t they gave him what they now con-sider to be "bad" advice. I f that is fcictual, then th i s Court

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXASCOpy IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICTDALLAS DIVISION JOSEPH McELROY, JR CLP:R'(l1y__ . . ,. ""- ~

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAV.JOHN WILEY PRICE

******NOTICE OF APPEAL


Notice i s h er eb y g iv en t h a t John wiley Pr ice , defendantin th e above cause, hereby appea ls to th e United Sta tes C6urto f Appeals fo r th e F i f t h Ci rcu i t from th e f i n a l judgement here to -f or e e nte re d in th e above cause and from th e o rd er denying de fen-d e n t ~ s motiotlto withdraw h is p lea o f gUil ty en te red on th e 5 thday o f A pri l , 1976.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI ce r t i f y t h a t I have served a copy o f th e foregoing

Notice o f Appeal by hand de l ive r ing a copy o f th e same to ;

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Alvin H. Badger , Ass is tan tun i ted Sta te s Attorney1100 Commerce, Room l6G28Dal l as , Texas

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. CERTIFICATE OP SERVICE

cer t i fy t ha t I have served a copy o f tho foregoingMotion for B rie f In Support of Right to Appeal by hand deliveringa copy of the same to :

Alvin B. Badger, Assis tantUnited States Attorney1100 Commerce, R o o ~ l6G28Dallas, Texas 75202t h i e t.he 7 day o , 1976

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DALLAS DIVISION

I), S. D 1 S T ~ I C T C O U ~ TNOIlTlfEIlN D I S T ~ I C T OF TEXASFULED

COURT APR 8 1976TEXASjJD.SeI:l. M c E L R O Y ~ J R . , . CLERKS!

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAV.JOHN WILEY PRICE

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Uuttrb &tUttli Itstrirt Q100rt'OR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT DALLASUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cr. 1'orm No. 20 (Rov. 5681

To

v.JOHN W. PRICE

Rpger s. Mullens3123 Reynolds AvenueDal l a s , Texas

No. CR 3-76-4

tiiy in the aboveentitled case. u, s', C IS7: ': :c r Ct:URT. . D'OCVE'l"EDORTHERN D!STRICT cr. T E X A ~ . . . '1\This subpoena is issued on ag;ucitiLf!i;lfi!).ited sta.t,es. . . .

Service Fees

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01' an Ofll(" ' l ' 01' :J.g'ency t h ~ l ' e o f _ 28 USC 1825, or on behalf of a defendant who i$ financially unable to pay such costs1,l{llllJ J 7 ( l J ) . l < ' e d ~ l ' a l Rules Criminal Procedure), . ' .


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA **v.JOHN WILEY PRICE

* CRIMINAL NO. 3-76-004**GOVERNMENT I S REQUESTED INSTRUCTIONS

COMES NOW th e United Sta tes Attorney for th eNorthern Dist r ic t of Texas and respectfully submits to th eCourt t he a tt ached Government(s Requeste4 Instructions.

MICHAEL P. GARNESUnited States Attorney

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conscient ious be l i e f a r i s i ng only a f t e r a calm, di spass iona te andimpar t i a l cons ide ra t ion o f a l l th e evidence .

It t h e r e f o ~ e i s your duty to c on sid er carefu l ly a l l o fth e evidence before you. I f th e Government has es tab l i shed eachand . a l l o f the es s en t i a l elements as I have given them to youconta ined and charged in th e grand jury ind ic tment beyond 'a reasonable doubt as ,to th e defendant , then you may f ind th e defendantgui l ty on t h at p a rt ic u la r count . On the o t he r hand, if you f indt h a t th e Government has n o t e s ta b li sh e d o r has f ai l e d to e sta bl i sheach and a l l o f th e e s s en t i a l elements in any count o f the i nd i c t -ment beyond a reasonable doubt as to the defendant , then you s h o u ~ d

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rSTATUTE OF ALLEGED OFFENSE

The defendant i s charged with the offense o f v io la tin gSect ion 1014 o f Ti t l e 18 of th e u nite d S ta t e s Code which providesin p er tin en t p a rt t h a t :

"Whoever knowingly makes any f a l se s ta tement o rr epo r t , ... fo r the purpose of in f luenc ing inan y '-lay th e a ct io n of ... any bank th e d ep os it sof which a re in su red by th e Federa l Depos i t In -suranoe Corpora t ion , . . upon an y app l i c a t i on , ...commitment, o r loan , or any change o r extensionof any of the same, by r en ewa l, d ef ermen t ofac t i on , o r otherwise , o r the acceptance, re l ease ,or subs t i tu t ion of secur i ty , t h e r e f o r ~ ,

sha l l be gui l ty of an offense aga ins t th e laws of th e United S t a t e s .

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Essen t ia l Elements

Th e burden i s on the Government to prove t he d ef endan t'sgu i l t beyond a reasonable doubt. This burden ex i s t s as to each o fthe e s s e n t i ~ elements of the offense charged in the indictment ,which are as fol lows:

FInST: That on o r about May 1, 1974, the defendant ,JOHN WILEY PRICE, made a mater ial ly fa l se s tatement to theGuaranty Bank in Dallas , Texas.

SECOND: That JOHN WILEY PRICE knew tha t t he s ta teme ntwas false when made.

THIRD: That JOHN WILEY PRICE made th e a ll eg ed falsestatement with the in tent ion o f influencing the act ion of th eGuaranty Bank to approve JOHN WILEY PRICE'S loan applica t ion.

F'QURTH: That the d ep os its o f th e Guaranty Bank werei l \sured by the Federal Deposit I n ~ u r a n c e Corpora t ion.

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DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION OF ELEMENTS

You are advised th at to ac t " fo r the purpose o finf luencing" means th e fa l se s ta temen t must h av e been madewith th e i n t en t to mis lead the o f f i c i a l s o f th e bank involved .

The in te nt to mis lead th e bank and th e f a l s i t y o fthe s ta temen t must be presen t a t th e t ime th e s ta temen t i smade.

You a re f u r t h e r advised t h a t a s ta temen t o r r epo r t i s" fa l s e" and " f i c t i t i ou s " if untrue when made and then known tobe untrue by th e person making it.

The meaning o f the word "make" as used in t hi s s ta tu tei s to pu t f o r t h , give ou t , de l ive r , o r inform by speech .

Fur the r , an ac t i s done "knowingly" if done vo lun t a r i l yand i n t en t i ona l l y , and no t because o f mis take o r acc iden t o r o theri nn o ce n t r ea so n .

An ac t i s done "wi l fu l ly " if done vo lun t a r i l y andi n t en t i ona l l y an d with th e s pe cif ic i n t en t to do something th elaw fo rb ids ; t h a t is to say , w ith bad purpose e i t h e r to disobeyo r d is re ga rd th e law. The word "knowingly" i s added i n o rderto insure t h a t no one would be convic ted who made (o r caused tobe made) a s ta temen t o r represen ta t ion which was f a l s e becauseof mis take o r acc iden t o r o th e r innocent re a son .

I f you f ind t h a t th e accused d id no t knowingly andwi l f u l l y make an y fa l se s ta temen t o r cause any to be made, youshould a cq uit th e accused .

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MATERIALITY OF STATEMENT

The subjec t matter o f an y a l leged fa l se s ta tement to afedera l ly insured bank must be m ata ria l in n atu ra . The requ i re -ment of mate r i a l i t y does not mean t h a t ~ a l leged fa l se s ta tementmust be o f such a nature t ha t the bank would necessa r i ly re lyupon it in tak ing ac t ion . All t h a t i s necessary i s t b a t thos ta tement have t he c ap ac it y to inf luence the decis ion-makingp ro ce ss es o f the bank.

uni ted Sta tes v . Kernodle, (OCNC 1973) 367 F. Supp. 844Dntted Sta tes v. G o b e ~ a n , ( C A 3) 458 F.2d 226

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I nt en ti on to Repay Loan - No DefenseEvidence of the defendant ' s i n t en t o r d e s i re to repay

the loan in question i s no t a defense. Th e offense o f making afa l se s ta tement to a f edera l ly insured bank i s complete whena defendant knowingly makes a f a l se s ta tement to a f edera l lyinsured bank with th e i n t en t t h a t the fa l se s tacement wouldi nf lu en ce t he act ion o the bank. Subsequent repayment of theloan does not e rase or do away with the offense once c o ~ t t e d .

uni ted Sta tes v. Sabat ino, (C.A. 2), 485 F.2d 540, ce r t . den ied94 S.Ct . 1469, 415 U.S. 948

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"Se.ecif ic Intent" DefinedThe cr ime charged in t h i s case is a.sar ious c;rime" which r equ i r esp r o o ~ o f s p e c i f ~ c in ten t before th'e defendant can be convicted.Specif ic i n t en t , as the term i ~ p l i e s , means more than the generali n t e n t to commit the ac t : To , e s tab l ish speci fi c i n t en t the 'government ,must prove th.at th e defendant knowingly did an ac twhich the law forbids, (or k n m v i ~ ? l y fai led to do an ac t which

,the law requ i res , ) purposely ~ n t e n d i n g to v io la te the law. Suchi n t e n t may be d e t e r m i n ~ d f r ~ m a l l ' the fac ts and circumstancessurrounding the case.

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Proof o f IntentIntent ~ . a . y b e pr ov ed by circumstan.t ial evi.dence. Indeed, it ca nra rely b e es t?bl ished by 2ny' other IiJeans. Hhile witnesses maysee and hear and so be able to give direct evidence of what ad e f e n d ~ n t d o ~ s or fa i l s to do, of course there can be no eyewitnessaccount o f the s ta te , of mind with which the acts were done oromitted. But wha t a defendant does, or f a i l s to do , may indicate .i n t e n t ~ or iack o f in ten t , to commit th e o ff en se c ~ a r g e d .Unless otherwise ins t ructed, in determining the issue as to

. in tent , th e ju ry i s ent i t led to consider any statements made-..and ac t s done or omitted by the accused. and a l l f a c t ~ andc i r c u m ~ t a n c e s in evidence in the case which may aid determinationo s t a t e of ~ i n d . ....:

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INTENT - INFERENCE OF KNOWING ACTSI t is reasonable to infer that a person ordinarily intends thenatural and probable consequences of his knowing acts. The jurymay draw-the infe:x:ence that the -accused intended a l l of the con-sequences which one standing in l ike circumstances and possessingl ike knowledge shou1d,reasonably have expected to resul t from anyi nt en ti on a l a ct or conscious omission. Any such inference drawnis ent i t led to be conside red by th e jury in determining whetheror not the government has p rov ed beyond a reasonable doubt thatthe defendant pos se ss ed the r equi red c rimina l intent .

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Exculpatory Sta tements - -La te r Shown FalseConduct o f a defendant , including s ta tements knowingly

made and ac ts knowingly done upon being informed t h a t a crim e hasbeen committed, o r upon b ei ng c on fr on te d with a cr imina l charge ,may be considered by the j u ry in th e l i gh t o f a l l othe r evidencein t he ' case , in determining gu i l t o r innocence .

When a defendant vo lun ta r i l y and i n te n ti on a ll y o f fe rs anexplana t ion , or makes some s ta tement tending to show h is innocence,and t h i s explanat ion o r s ta tement i s l a t e r shown to be f a l s e , thej u ry ~ a cons ider whether t h i s c i rcumstan t i a l evidence p oin ts to aconsciousness o f gu i l t . Ordina r i ly , it i s reasonable to i n f e r t h a tan innocent person does not usua l ly f ind it necessary to invent o rf a b ~ i c a t e an explana t ion o r s ta tement tending to e s ta b li sh h isinnocence.

Whether o r no t evidence as to a de fe ndant 's vo lun ta ryexplana t ion o r s ta tement poin t s to a consciousness o f gu i l t , andth e s ig n if ic a nc e t o be a t tached to any such evidence, a re mat te r sexc lus ive ly w ith in th e province o f the ju r y .

s ta tement o r an ac t i s "knowingly" made o r done , ifmade o r done volun tar i ly and i n t en t iona l ly , and no t because o fmistake o r acc ident o r o the r innocent reason.

The j u ry wi l l always bea r in mind t h a t th e law never"imposes upon a defendant in a cr imina l case the burden o r duty o fca l l i ng any witnesses o r producing any evidence.

Dev i t t and Blackmar l l . 20 . In Government o f th e Virg in I s l andsv . Love l l , 378 F.2d 799 (3rd Ci r . 1967) , L ~ c ou rt s aid t h a t th i si n s t r uc t i on had received "widespread acceptance ."

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Test imony o f DefendantA d e f e n d a n t who wishes t o t e s t i f r i s a competent w i t n e s s .

However, i n d e t e r m i n i n g t b e degree o f c r e d i b i l i t y t h a t can bea ff o rc e d t o t h e d e f e n d a n t ' s test imony, you a r e e n t i t l e d t o t a k ei n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e f a c t t h a t he i s t h e d e f e n d a n t and has av e r y keen p e r s o n a l i n t e ~ e s t in t h e r e s u l t o f your v e r d i c t .

u.s. V. S a l e t k o , 452 F.2d 198 (CA 7, 1971)Nelson v . U . S . , 41 5 F.2d 483, 487 (CA 5 , 1969)

OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE: .-F a i l u r e o f Defendant t o T e s t i f y

A d e fe n da n t c a nn o t, i n a c r i m i n a l trial, be . compelledt o t a k e t h e w i t n e s s s t a n d a n d ~ e s t i f y . r ~ n e t h e r he t e s t i f i e s , o rdoes n o t t e s t i f y , i s a m a t t e r o f h i s own choosing and you a r e. .n o t t o draw any i n f e r e n c e o f g u i l t . from h i s fai l 'Ure t o t e s t i y .The d e f e n d a n t i s n o t on trial f o r any a c t o r condu.ct n o t a ll e g e di n t h e i n d i c t m e n t .

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You, as j u r o r s , are th e sole judges of t h e , c r ~ ~ i b i l i t y of thewitnesses an d the weight t h e i r t es timony dese rves .

Y o should c a r e f u l l y scrut inize a l l the t es timony given , thecircumstances under which each w i t n e s s has t e s t i f i e d , .and everymat ter i n evidence which tends t o show whether a witness i s ,worthy o f b e l i e f . Consider each w i t n es s 's i n te l li g e nc e , motivean d s t a t e of mind, and demeanor and manner 'whi le on th e stand.Consider the witness 's a b i l i t y to observe t he ma tt er s as towhich he has t e s t i f i e d , and whe th er h e imp re ss es you a s h av in gan accurate r e c o l l e c t i o n of these matters. Consider also anyr e l a t i o n each witness may bear to e i t h e r side of th e ca se ; themanner in which each witness might be affected by the v e r d i c t ;and the extent to which, if a t a l l , each witness i s e i t h e rsupported or contradicted by other evidence i n t he c ase.

Incons is tencies or discrepancies i n the testimony of a witness ,or between the testimony o f d i f f e r e n t wi tne ss es , mayo r may notcause the j u r ~ t o discredi t such testimony. Two or more personswitnessing an incident ~ a trans.action may see or hear itd i f f e r e n t l y ; an d innocent misrecollect ion, l i k e f a i l u r e ofr e c o l l e c t i o n , i s not 'an uncommon experience. I n weighing t h ee f f e c t o f a discrepancy, always consider Whether it p er t a in s t o amatter o f importance or an unimportant d e t a i l . and whether thediscrepancy r e s u l t s f r o ~ innocent e r r o r or i n t e n t i o n a l falsehood.

A f t e r making your own judgment. you w i l l g ive th e testimony o fe ach w i tn e ss such c r e d i b i l i t y , if any, as you may think itdeserves:

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Evidence in th e Case- -St ipu la t ions - - In ferences Permit tedp ta t emen t s an d a r g u m e ~ t s o f counse l a re no t evidence in

th e c ase , un les s made as an a ~ ~ i s s i o n o r s t ~ p u l a t i o n o f f a c t . Whenth e a tto rn ey s on both s i des s t i pu l a t e o r agree as to the ex is tenceo f a f a c t , you must , unless otherwise i n s t r uc t e d , accept th e s t i pu l a t i o n a s evidence , and r egard th at f a ct as proved.- .

Unless you a r othe rwise i ns t r uc t ed , th e evidence in th ecase always c on sis ts o f th e sworn test imony o f t he w i tn e ss e s, r e -. .ga r d l e s s o f who may have ca l l ed t h e m ~ and all exh ib i t s r ece ivedin ev idence , r ega rd l e s s o f who may h a ve p r odu ce d them; and al lf a c t s and e v ~ ~ t s which may have been jUd i c i a l l y not iced ; and allapp l i c ab l e p r e s ~ ~ p t i o n s s t a t ed in these i n s t r uc t i on s .

Any evidence as to which a n ~ b j e c t i o n was su s t a ined bythe. Cour t , and any evidence ordered s t r i cken by th e Cour t , mus t been t i r e l y dis regarded .

Unless you a re othe rwise i n s t r uc t e d , anything you mayhave s een o r heard ou t s ide the courtroom i s no t evidence, and mustbe en t i r e l y dis regarded

. - You a r e to cons ide r only t..'I1e evidence ' in the case . But:i n y o ur c o n si de r at io n o f th e evidence, you are" n ot l im i te d to th eba l d ~ t a t e m e n t s o f th e wi tnes ses . -In o t h e r words , you a re no t, .l im i t e d sole l .y to what you see and hea r a s th e wi tnesses t e s t i f y .You a r e pe rmi t t ed to draw 7 from fac ts which you f ind h av e b ee np roved , such r ea s on a bl e i n fe r en c e s as you f e e l a re - jus t i f i ed inth e l i g h t o f exper ience .

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Inferer .ces a re c ~ c ~ c t i c n s or c c ~ c l u s i o ~ s w ~ i c h re=sanand common sense l e ad t l ;e j u ry to draw from f a c t s which have beene s t ab l i s hed by th e evidence in " t l ie case .

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United States ofAmerita vs. United States District Court fo rDEFENDANT

LOOCKET NO. ~ L - - ' 3 " - - . . . . . J 7 w 6 L - - " O ~ O : . : : l 4 ' _ _ _J

l-.J NOT GUilTY3 1n the prerence of theauorney for the government IMONni CAV VEAR Ithe defcndantappeared in person on this date . . . Nov. 23 1976CDUNSEL L-.J WITHOUT COUNSEL However the court adlllsed defendant of right to counsel and asked wllether defendant desired tohavo coon"" appoInted bV the court and the defendant thereupon waIved assIstance of counsel.LX...J WITH COUNSEL L_ ~ ~ m . , g ~ l L ...loh'Cl tOIL J(Name of counsel)~ L . . - J GUILTY, and the court being satisfied that L- .J NOLO CONTENDERE,there is a factual basis for the plea,

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