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Cotten v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Jul 2, 2024
No. 05-23-00365-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 2, 2024)

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.


Summaries of

Cotten v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Jul 2, 2024
No. 05-23-00365-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 2, 2024)
Case details for

Cotten v. State

Case Details

Full title:MARK WAYNE COTTEN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas

Date published: Jul 2, 2024

Citations

No. 05-23-00365-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 2, 2024)