Opinion
13-21-00325-CR
12-09-2021
RUDDY JOSEPH HERRERA, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(B).
On appeal from the County Court of Gonzales County, Texas.
Before Justices Hinojosa, Tijerina, and Silva
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
PER CURIAM
This cause is before the Court on appellant's motion for preparation of free record on appeal.
The motion is hereby carried with this case, and in accordance with Tex.R.App.P. 20.2, we abate this appeal and remand the cause to the trial court for further proceedings. Upon remand, the trial court shall cause notice of a hearing to be given and, thereafter, conduct a hearing to determine the following:
1. Whether appellant is indigent; and,
2. Whether appellant is entitled to a free appellate record due to indigency.
The trial court shall cause its finding and recommendations, together with any relevant orders it may enter, to be included in a supplemental clerk's record and shall cause a supplemental reporter's record of any proceedings to be prepared. The supplemental clerk's record and reporter's record, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or before the expiration thirty days from the date of this order.