Opinion
05-22-00791-CR
04-18-2023
YASER ABDEL SAID, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 7 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F08-33908-Y
ORDER
NANCY KENNEDY JUSTICE
Appellant was convicted of the capital murder of his two daughters, the younger of whom was a minor at the time of the offense. We struck appellant's brief filed March 28, 2023, because the brief used the younger daughter's, S.S.'s, name. Appellant filed an amended brief on April 12, 2023. This brief also uses S.S.'s name on page 39 of the brief.
This Court does not allow a party to file a brief that discloses the names of victims or witnesses who were children at the time of the offense, or the names of any other children discussed or identified at trial. See TEX. R. APP P. 9.10(b) (“Unless a court orders otherwise, an electronic or paper filing with the court, including the contents of any appendices, must not contain sensitive data.”); id. 9.10(a)(3) ("Sensitive Data Defined. Sensitive data consists of . . . a birth date, a home address, and the name of any person who was a minor at the time the offense was committed."). Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant's brief filed April 12, 2023.
We ORDER appellant to file, within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order, an amended brief that identifies S.S. and any others who were children at the time of this or any other offense either generically (for example, "victim") or by initials only, including when quoting relevant portions of the record or giving a statement of the case.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Chika Anyiam, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 7, Dallas County; Livia Liu Francis, counsel for appellant; and to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Appellate Division.