NO. 07-11-0462-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL B
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
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WILLIAM RAYMOND SHAW,
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF POTTER COUNTY;
NO. 130,293-2; HON. PAMELA COOK SIRMON, PRESIDING
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
William Raymond Shaw perfected this appeal on November 17, 2011. The
appellate record was due on or about January 6, 2012. Both the district clerk and court
reporter filed motions to extend the time to file their records because appellant
apparently failed to pay or make arrangements to pay for them, as required by Texas
Rules of Appellate Procedure 35.3(a)(1) & (2) and 35.3(b)(3). Moreover, the trial court
determined, on January 4, 2012, that he is not indigent or entitled to a free appellate
record.
By letter dated January 23, 2012, we directed appellant to certify to this court, by
February 3, 2012, that he had complied with appellate rules of procedure 35.3(a)(2) and
35.3(b)(3). So too was he informed that failure to meet that deadline would result in the
dismissal of his appeal. And though the clerk’s record was filed on February 2, 2012,
the reporter’s record remains outstanding. Similarly missing is any notification from
appellant illustrating that he either paid or made arrangements for the payment of either
portion of the appellate record. Nor have we received any communication from him in
response to our January 23rd letter.
Simply put, appellant has not complied with our directives concerning the
appellate record. Nor has he communicated with us about the matter, this appeal, or
his intent to prosecute the appeal. Nor do we have the reporter’s record or any
indication about when, if ever, it will be filed. And, given the trial court’s finding that
appellant is not indigent and, therefore, entitled to a free record, we have little reason to
direct the county or reporter to assume his financial burdens and supply the record at
their cost. These circumstances warrant the dismissal of the appeal for want of
prosecution per Roberts v. State, No. 06-09-0003-CR, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 3855, at
*1-2 (Tex. App.–Texarkana April 10, 2009, no pet.) (not designated for publication) and
Rodriguez v. State, 970 S.W.2d 133, 135 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1998, pet. ref’d). Our
decision to so dismiss is further supported by our sua sponte review of the clerk’s
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record, per TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(c), and inability to find any arguable issues warranting
continuation of the proceeding.
Consequently, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution.
Per Curiam
Do not publish.
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