Opinion
No. 05-17-00918-CR
02-07-2018
AUGUSTINE PINA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F17-51152-Q
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant's February 5, 2018 motion to extend time for filing a brief. In his motion, appellant requests that the Court extend his due date once the balance of the reporter's record is filed.
The reporter's record, filed on December 7, 2017, does not contain copies of an audio recording and a video recording admitted into evidence as State's exhibits 2 and 3 respectively. By order entered on January 12, 2018, the Court pointed out the omissions to court reporter Karren Jones and ordered her to file playable copies of the missing exhibits within fourteen days. To date, Jones has neither complied with the Court's order nor offered an explanation for why she is unable to comply. Accordingly, we GRANT appellant's motion and order the following relief.
We ORDER court reporter Karren Jones to file, within FOURTEEN DAYS of the date of this order, playable copies of State's exhibits 2 and 3. If Jones does not file the missing exhibits within fourteen days as ordered, the Court may utilize its available remedies including ordering Jones not to sit until the complete record is filed.
Appellant's brief shall be due FORTY-FIVE DAYS from the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Tammy Kemp, Presiding Judge, 204th Judicial District Court; Karren Jones, deputy official court reporter, 204th Judicial District Court; and counsel for all parties.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE