Opinion
No. 08-15-00163-CR
06-01-2015
THOMAS LEONARD, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS. State.
Appeal from the 120th District Court of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 20110D02415) ORDER
Pending before the Court is Appellant's motion to accelerate his appeal from the trial court's orders setting and refusing to reduce the appeal bond. By statute, the appellate court is required to give this appeal preference. See TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. Art. 44.04(g)(West 2007). Further, by rule, the due date for the record is shortened and the appellate court is required to hear the appeal at the earliest practicable time. TEX.R.APP.P. 31.1, 31.2. Therefore, the record is currently due June 3, 2015. Once the record is filed, the Court will set the time for filing briefs and will set the time for submission. TEX.R.APP.P. 31.2. Because the appeal is already being treated as accelerated, we deny Appellant's motion as moot.
PER CURIAM Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.