In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-21-00020-CR
DAVID JOEL DEAN, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 8th District Court
Hopkins County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2027868
Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ.
ORDER
Our review of the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record indicates that they contain
“sensitive data” as that phrase is defined in Rule 9.10 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(a). Sensitive data includes “a birth date, a home address, and the name
of any person who was a minor at the time the offense was committed.” TEX. R. APP. P.
9.10(a)(3). The clerk’s record and volume four of the reporter’s record contain the name of a
person who was a minor at the time the offense was committed. Rule 9.10(b) states, “Unless a
court orders otherwise, an electronic or paper filing with the court, including the contents of any
appendices, must not contain sensitive data.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(b).
Rule 9.10(g) provides, “A court may also order that a document be filed under seal in
paper form or electronic form, without redaction.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(g). Therefore, because
the clerk’s record and volume four of the reporter’s record contain sensitive data, we order the
clerk of this Court or her appointee, in accordance with Rule 9.10(g), to seal the electronically
filed clerk’s record and volume four of the reporter’s record.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: December 3, 2021
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David Joel Dean v. the State of Texas
Combined Opinion