Opinion
05-23-00105-CR
07-24-2023
ROY LEE WELCH, III, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 416th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 416-80550-2022
ORDER
DENNISE GARCIA, JUSTICE
The clerk's record in this case has not been filed. On May 24, 2023, the district clerk notified this Court that appellant's retained counsel has not paid for preparation of the clerk's record. The district clerk stated, "When a check in the amount of $205.00 is received by this office, the record will be forwarded to the Court of Appeals immediately." That same day, this Court sent appellant's counsel a letter requiring that counsel file within ten days written verification that payment for the clerk's record has been made or that payment arrangements for the clerk's have been made, or written documentation that appellant has been found to be entitled to proceed without payment of costs. Since that date, the clerk's record has not been filed, and appellant has not provided this Court with the written verification or notification required by our letter of May 24, 2023.
Accordingly, we ORDER appellant to provide this Court, on or before JULY 31, 2023, either
• written verification that payment has been made to the district clerk for the clerk's record; or
• written verification that payment arrangements have been made to pay the district clerk for the clerk's record; or
• written documentation that appellant has been found to be entitled to proceed without payment of costs.
If appellant does not provide the required written verification or notification by July 31, 2023, this Court may dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b).
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Michael Gould, Collin County District Clerk, and counsel for all parties.