TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-16-00347-CR
Steven Turner, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 7 OF TRAVIS COUNTY,
NO. C-1-CR-12-216032,
THE HONORABLE ELISABETH ASHLEA EARLE, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Appellant’s brief was due September 15, 2016. The brief has not been received and
appellant, representing himself in this Court pro se, did not respond to this Court’s notice that the
brief is overdue.
The appeal is abated and remanded to the trial court. The trial court shall conduct a
hearing to determine whether appellant desires to prosecute this appeal, whether appellant is
indigent, and, if so, whether counsel should be appointed to represent appellant in this appeal. See
Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2), (3). The court shall make appropriate written findings and
recommendations and, if necessary, shall appoint counsel who will effectively represent appellant
in this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2), (3). Following the hearing, which shall be
transcribed, the trial court shall order the appropriate supplemental clerk’s and reporter’s
records—including all findings and orders—to be prepared and forwarded to this Court no later than
February 10, 2017. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(3).
It is so ordered on this the 11th day of January, 2017.
Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Goodwin
Abated and Remanded
Filed: January 11, 2017
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