Opinion
06-24-00054-CR
06-06-2024
ANTHONY DEWAYNE GORDON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 71st District Court Harrison County, Texas Trial Court No. 23-0182X.
Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
ORDER
Appellant Anthony Dewayne Gordon appeals from his conviction of violating his registration duties as a convicted sex offender. On May 17, 2024, Gordon's court-appointed appellate counsel filed an Anders brief in this appeal, and on June 3, 2024, Gordon filed a pro se motion for access to the appellate record for purposes of preparing a response to his counsel's Anders brief. We grant Gordon's motion for access to the appellate record. Under Kelly v. State, we are now required to enter an order specifying the procedure to be followed to ensure Gordon's access to that record.
See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).
Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 321-22 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
On June 6, 2024, this Court forwarded a paper copy of the appellate record and a copy of the digitally recorded exhibit that is part of Gordon's appellate record to prison officials at the Harrison County Jail Annex and, by copy of this order, request that those officials afford Gordon a means of reviewing the record and the exhibit. Allowing fifteen days from the date of this order for the record to be delivered to Gordon and for him to review the record and the digitally recorded exhibit and giving Gordon thirty days to prepare his pro se response, we hereby set July 22, 2024, as the deadline for Gordon to file his pro se response to his counsel's Anders brief.
IT IS SO ORDERED.