Opinion
05-23-00365-CR05-23-00366-CR
07-02-2024
MARK WAYNE COTTEN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 354th Judicial District Court Hunt County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 33869CR, 33870CR
ORDER
ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE
Appellant's amended brief filed June 12, 2024, states the name of a person who was a minor at the time of the offense. The brief names, appellant's son, R.C., at page 21, and the record shows R.C. was a minor at the time of the offense.
Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.10(a) provides that sensitive data that may not be included in papers filed with the Court include "the name of any person who was a minor at the time the offense was committed." Tex.R.App.P. 9.10(a)(3).
Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant's amended brief filed June 12, 2024, and we ORDER appellant to file on or before JULY 12, 2024, an amended brief referring to any person who was a minor at the time of the offense with initials or generic terms, such as victim, complainant, etc.