Opinion
NUMBER 13-19-00519-CR
11-16-2020
ANTOINE BENSON, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 274th District Court of Hays County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes
Order Per Curiam
Before the Court is appellant's pro se motion for access to the electronic media contained within the appellate record. Appellant's counsel filed an Anders brief, and appellant received a paper copy of the appellate record. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967). However, due to the format of the electronic records, appellant asserts he is unable to review certain electronic exhibits.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED the trial court provide the electronic portions of the record, which are not currently sealed, in such a format and with any necessary order that would provide the pro se appellant a meaningful opportunity to review the electronic portion of the record, on or before fifteen (15) days from the date this order issues. It is FURTHER ORDERED the trial court notify this Court as to the date and manner upon which the electronic appellate record was made available to appellant. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 321 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Furthermore, appellant's motion for extension of time is hereby GRANTED; appellant shall have forty-five (45) days from the day the appellate record is first made available to him to file his pro se brief with this Court. The State shall have thirty days thereafter to file its response, if any.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
PER CURIAM Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Delivered and filed the 16th day of November, 2020.