Opinion
No. 05-21-00201-CR
03-31-2021
EX PARTE RICHARD ASHCRAFT
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 7 Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 007-87790-2020
ORDER
The Court has filed appellant's notice of appeal from the trial court's order denying relief on his pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus. This is an accelerated appeal and is governed by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 31.
We ORDER the trial court to prepare a certification of appellant's right to appeal and to file it with the clerk's record.
We ORDER the Collin County District Clerk to file the clerk's record by April 16, 2021. We ORDER that the clerk's record contain copies of the charging instrument, the application for writ of habeas corpus, any response to the writ application filed by the State, any other documents related to the writ application, the trial court's order ruling on the writ application, any findings of fact on the writ application that the trial court has entered, the certification of appellant's right to appeal, and any other documents filed with the clerk that the parties request.
We ORDER the court reporter to file, by April 16, 2021, either the reporter's record of the hearing on the writ application or written verification that no hearing was conducted.
We ORDER appellant's brief filed by May 7, 2021. We ORDER the State to file its brief by May 28, 2021. If appellant desires to file a reply brief, it must be filed within ten days after the filing of the State's brief. After the record and briefs are filed, the Court will notify the parties by letter of the submission date and panel.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable David Waddill, Presiding Judge, County Court at Law No. 7; Shawn R. Gant, official court reporter, County Court at Law No. 7; Stacey Kemp, Collin County Clerk; and counsel for all parties.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE