TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-09-00173-CR
Sierra Williams, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. D-1-DC-09-904005, HONORABLE CHARLES F. BAIRD, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Appellant’s brief was due in this Court on June 17, 2009. On July 20, 2009, we
notified counsel for appellant that appellant’s brief was overdue and that if we did not receive a
satisfactory response from counsel on or before July 30, 2009, a hearing before the district court
pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b) would be ordered. To date, no brief has been filed, nor have we
received a response from counsel.
We therefore abate the cause and remand it to the district court to hold a hearing in
accordance with rule 38.8 of the rules of appellate procedure. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2), (3). The
district court shall hold a hearing immediately to determine whether appellant still wishes to
prosecute her appeal, whether appellant is indigent, and whether counsel has abandoned the appeal.
See id. If appellant desires to appeal and is indigent, the district court should make appropriate
orders to ensure that appellant is adequately represented on appeal. See id. Following the hearing,
the district court should order the appropriate supplementary clerk’s and reporter’s records to be
prepared and forwarded to this Court no later than September 21, 2009. See id.
Before Justices Patterson, Puryear and Pemberton
Abated
Filed: August 20, 2009
Do Not Publish
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Sierra Williams v. State
Combined Opinion