Order entered January 28, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01189-CR
No. 05-14-01190-CR
MICHAEL DOWDEN, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 194th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F88-86404-M, F88-89370-M
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeals.
On January 20, 2015, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why
appellant’s brief had not been filed. On January 27, 2015, we received appellant’s brief, together
with an extension motion. Therefore, in the interest of expediting the appeals, we VACATE the
January 20, 2015 order requiring findings.
We GRANT the January 27, 2015 extension motion and ORDER appellant’s brief filed
as of the date of this order.
We GRANT appellant’s January 27, 2015 motion to supplement the record. We
ORDER the Dallas County District Clerk to file, within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this
order, supplemental records containing appellant’s April 26, 2012 pro se “Motion for DNA
Testing.”
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to Felicia
Pitre, Dallas County District Clerk, and to counsel for all parties.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE