Opinion
Appellate case number: 01-15-00814-CR
01-11-2018
Wilberto Arrellano v. The State of Texas
ORDER Trial court case number: 1353257 Trial court: 339th District Court of Harris County
In appellant's fourth issue, he argued that the trial court made an improper comment to the jury regarding reasonable doubt. Because there was no contemporaneous objection, appellant contended there was a fundamental error requiring a new trial. In support of the fundamental-error analysis, appellant relied upon the plurality opinion in Blue v. State, 41 S.W.3d 129, 131 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).
Since the filing of the parties' briefs, the Court of Criminal Appeals decided Proenza v. State, No. PD-1100-15, 2017 WL 5483135 (Tex. Crim. App. Nov. 15, 2017). The court requests supplemental briefing to address the fourth issue in light of Proenza. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.7. Appellant's supplemental brief, if any, shall be filed by February 9, 2018. The State's response, if any, shall be filed by March 12, 2018.
In light of this order requesting supplemental briefing, this case, which was set for submission without oral argument on January 17, 2018, is withdrawn from the submission docket. The case will be reset for submission after the filing of the supplemental briefs.
It is so ORDERED. Judge's signature: /s/ Michael Massengale
[v] Acting individually [ ] Acting for the Court Date: January 11, 2018