Opinion
No. 05-17-00221-CR
08-17-2017
ROBERT E. WASHINGTON JR., Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 1 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F09-39207-H
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant's August 15, 2017 motion for access to the appellate record to respond to the Anders brief filed by appellate counsel. We GRANT the motion and ORDER the following:
We ORDER the Dallas County District Clerk, Felicia Pitre, to provide appellant's court-appointed attorney, Lawrence B. Mitchell, with a paper copy of the clerk's record that is redacted to delete the addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers of individuals other than appellant on all documents on which they appear.
We ORDER Melissa Maxwell, deputy official court reporter of Criminal District Court No. 1, to provide Mr. Mitchell with a paper copy of the reporter's record, redacted to delete the addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers of individuals other than appellant on all documents on which they appear.
We ORDER Mr. Mitchell to send appellant copies of the clerk's and reporter's records, as redacted in accordance with this order, and to provide this Court, within FORTY DAYS of the date of this order, with written verification that the record has been sent to appellant.
Appellant's pro se response to the Anders brief is due by October 27, 2017.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Robert Burns, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 1; Ms. Maxwell; Ms. Felicia Pitre; Mr. Mitchell; and Dallas County District Attorney.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send a copy of this order, by first-class mail, to Robert E. Washington, Jr., TDJC No. 2116115, Hutchins Unit, 1500 E. Langdon Rd., Dallas, Texas 75241.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE