NUMBERS 13-17-00218-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
CARLOS GARCIA, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 428th District Court
of Hays County, Texas.
ORDER WITHDRAWING SEALED RECORD
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Silva
Order Per Curiam
The mandate in the above cause has been issued. The Attorney General’s office
filed a motion to withdraw a sealed portion of the record in the above-referenced cause
in order to respond to appellant’s federal petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28
U.S.C. §2254, in cause number 1:21-CV-416-LY-AYA, in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas, Austin Division.
Having considered the motion, the Court is of the opinion that the motion should
be granted. The motion is hereby GRANTED by this order. The sealed record, consisting
of volume 6 of the reporter’s record, may now be provided to the Attorney General’s office.
The Attorney General’s office is ordered to agree and abide by the sealing order of the
trial court. Counsel is ordered to treat the disc containing the sealed records as
confidential and to safeguard it as an official and original court document. Counsel is
ordered to maintain the confidentiality of the information contained in this sealed record
and is prohibited from disseminating the sensitive information contained within the sealed
record to any person.
Additionally, the Attorney General’s office is hereby ordered to return the disc
containing the sealed portion of the record to the Clerk of the Court on or before
September 30, 2021. If the Attorney General’s office is unable to return the record at that
time, it is ordered to file a response and motion in this Court by notifying this Court of the
status of the case and requesting a further extension on the return of the record.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed on the
8th day of July, 2021.
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