Order entered September 6, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-13-00442-CR
ROCKY MORRIS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 291st Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F95-01315-U
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES this appeal.
On August 15, 2013, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding whether any
hearings were conducted on appellant’s motion for post-conviction DNA testing. On August 30,
2013, we received the reporter’s record of the hearing on the motion. Accordingly, in the
interest of expediting the appeal, we VACATE the August 15, 2013 order requiring findings.
We note that appellant is representing himself in this appeal. Accordingly, we ORDER
the Dallas County District Clerk and court reporter Peri Wood to provide appellant with copies
of their respective records. We further ORDER that the Dallas County District Clerk and Ms.
Wood provide this Court, within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order, with written
verification that they have sent appellant copies of the record.
We ORDER appellant to file his brief by NOVEMBER 1, 2013.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to Gary
Fitzsimmons, Dallas County District Clerk; the Dallas County District Clerk’s Office, Criminal
Records Division; Peri Wood, official court reporter, 291st Judicial District Court; and the Dallas
County Public Defender’s Office.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send a copy of this order, by first-class mail, to Rocky Morris,
No. 12076456, Dallas County Jail, P.O. Box 660334, Dallas, Texas 75266-0334.
/s/ DAVID EVANS
JUSTICE