Order entered December 11, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00852-CR
EARNEST E. STARNES III, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F12-20976-V
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On November 24, 2015, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why the
reporter’s record has not been filed. We ADOPT the findings that: (1) appellant desires to
pursue the appeal; (2) appellant is indigent and entitled to proceed without payment for the
record; (3) counsel timely requested the record; (4) Robin Washington is the court reporter who
recorded the proceedings; (5) Ms. Washington’s explanation for the delay in filing the record is
that she required hospitalization for health issues; and (6) Ms. Washington stated that she could
file the record within thirty days of the December 7, 2015 findings.
We ORDER court reporter Robin Washington to file the reporter’s record, including all
exhibits admitted into evidence, by JANUARY 11, 2016.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Robin Washington, substitute court
reporter, and to counsel for all parties.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE