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Santiago-Batista v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Oct 20, 2017
No. 05-17-00512-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 20, 2017)

Opinion

No. 05-17-00512-CR

10-20-2017

HILARIO SANTIAGO-BATISTA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 416th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 416-82818-2016

ORDER

Section 22.011 of the Texas Penal Code defines "child" as "a person younger than 17 years of age." See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.011(c)(1) (West 2013). Appellant was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child. Id. § 21.02. In his brief, appellant refers to the victim and other children by name.

Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant's brief filed October 16, 2017.

We ORDER appellant to file, within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order, an amended brief that identifies the child victim and any children either generically ("victim") or by initials only.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Robert Herrington and the Collin County District Attorney's Office.

/s/ LANA MYERS

JUSTICE


Summaries of

Santiago-Batista v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Oct 20, 2017
No. 05-17-00512-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 20, 2017)
Case details for

Santiago-Batista v. State

Case Details

Full title:HILARIO SANTIAGO-BATISTA, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Oct 20, 2017

Citations

No. 05-17-00512-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 20, 2017)