Order entered October 27, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00817-CR
VERNON ALLEN HULME, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 199th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 199-81996-2014
ORDER
Appellant’s brief is overdue in this appeal. Additionally, we note that none of the boxes
is checked on the trial court’s certification of appellant’s right to appeal. Accordingly, we
ORDER the following.
We ORDER the trial court to prepare a completed certification of appellant’s right to
appeal that accurately reflects the trial court proceedings. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a), (d);
Cortez v. State, 420 S.W.3d 803 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
We further ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine why appellant’s
brief has not been filed. In this regard, the trial court shall make appropriate findings and
recommendations and determine whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeal, whether
appellant is indigent, or if not indigent, whether retained counsel has abandoned the appeal. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b). If the trial court cannot obtain appellant’s presence at the hearing, the
trial court shall conduct the hearing in appellant’s absence. See Meza v. State, 742 S.W.2d 708
(Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 1987, no pet.) (per curiam). 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.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record of the proceedings, which shall include
written findings and recommendations, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this
order.
This appeal is ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with the above order. The
appeal shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the findings are
received, whichever is earlier.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE
Vernon Allen Hulme v. State
Combined Opinion