Opinion
No. 05-20-00952-CR
11-06-2020
KADARIUS DEMOND BARRETT, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F-1500170-S
ORDER
Appellant timely filed a pro se notice of appeal on October 28, 2020. We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine whether appellant is entitled to court-appointed counsel in this appeal. If the trial court finds that appellant is entitled to court-appointed counsel, we ORDER the trial court to appoint an attorney to represent appellant in the appeal. If the trial court finds that appellant is not entitled to court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall determine whether appellant will retain counsel to represent him in the appeal and, if so, the name, State Bar number, and contact information for retained counsel.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit any record of the hearing on counsel, including findings of fact, any orders, and any supporting documentation, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.
We ORDER District Clerk Felicia Pitre to file supplemental clerk's records containing the appointment of counsel within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Amber Givens, Presiding Judge, 282nd Judicial District Court; to Felicia Pitre, Dallas County District Clerk; to Kadarius Demond Barrett, 20018788, North Tower 6 east 05, Dallas, TX 75266; and to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Appellate Division.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court an opportunity to comply with this order. It shall be reinstated when the supplemental clerk's record is filed or the Court deems it appropriate to do so.
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE