Order entered June 26, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-12-01703-CR
No. 05-12-01704-CR
JOHN RUIZ, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 1
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F11-31859-H, F10-31315-H
ORDER
The Court ORDERS the trial court to make findings of fact regarding whether appellant
has been deprived of the reporter’s record because of ineffective counsel, indigence, or for any
other reason.
• The trial court shall first determine whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeals. If
the trial court determines that appellant does not desire to prosecute the appeals, it shall
make a finding to that effect.
• If the trial court determines that appellant desires to prosecute the appeals, it shall next
determine whether appellant is indigent and entitled to proceed without payment of costs
for the reporter’s record. If appellant is entitled to proceed without payment of costs, the
trial court shall make a finding to that effect. Moreover, if appellant is indigent, the trial
court is ORDERED to take such measures as may be necessary to assure effective
representation, which may include appointment of new counsel. If the trial court finds
appellant is not indigent, it shall determine whether retained counsel has abandoned the
appeals.
• The trial court shall next determine: (1) the name and address of each court reporter who
recorded the proceedings in these causes; (2) the court reporter’s explanation for the
delay in filing the reporter’s record; and (3) the earliest date by which the reporter’s
record can be filed.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit supplemental records containing the written
findings of fact, any supporting documentation, and any orders, to this Court within THIRTY
DAYS of the date of this order.
The appeals are ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeals
shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the supplemental record is
received, whichever is earlier.
/s/ DAVID EVANS
JUSTICE