Order entered June 18, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00447-CR
EX PARTE DONTE TAYLOR
On Appeal from the 416th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 416-02294-2021
ORDER
The Court has filed appellant’s notice of appeal from the trial court’s order
denying relief on his pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus seeking a
reduction on his bond. This is an accelerated appeal and is governed by Texas Rule
of Appellate Procedure 31.
We ORDER the trial court to prepare a certification of appellant’s right to
appeal and to file it with the clerk’s record.
We ORDER the C o l l i n County District Clerk to file the clerk’s record
by July 2, 2021. We ORDER that the clerk’s record contain copies of the charging
instrument, any documents related to bond conditions or bond proceedings, the
application for writ of habeas corpus, any response to the writ application filed by
the State, any other documents related to the writ application, the trial court’s order
ruling on the writ application, any findings of fact on the writ application that the
trial court has entered, the certification of appellant’s right to appeal, and any other
documents filed with the clerk that the parties request.
We ORDER the court reporter to file, by July 2, 2021, either the reporter’s
record of the hearing on the writ application or written verification that no hearing
was conducted.
We ORDER appellant’s brief filed by July 23, 2021. We ORDER the State
to file its brief by August 13, 2021. If appellant desires to file a reply brief, it must
be filed within ten days after the filing of the State’s brief. After the record and
briefs are filed, the Court will notify the parties by letter of the submission date and
panel.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Andrea
Thompson, Presiding Judge, 416th Judicial District Court; Destiny M. Moses,
official court reporter, 416th Judicial District Court; Lynne Finley, Collin County
District Clerk; and counsel for all parties.
/s/ DENNISE GARCIA
JUSTICE
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