Opinion
No. 10-15-00394-CR
01-14-2016
FREDERICK-WILLIAM VAN HORN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the County Court at Law No. 2 Ellis County, Texas
Trial Court No. WRIT 1001
ORDER
Appellant presented a document to this Court which appears to be, and was filed as, his brief in this appeal. However, there are procedural problems with this brief. For example, there is no statement of facts which "concisely and without argument" states the facts pertinent to the issues raised. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1(g). There are no issues presented as required. Id. (f). Instead, appellant presents nine "Statement of Facts" in which he makes various statements and proposes many questions. None of these "Statement of Facts" assert the trial court erred in denying appellant's writ of prohibition, and there is no clear and concise argument as to why the trial court erred or why this Court should reverse the trial court's order. Id. (f), (i). Further, many of appellant's "Statement of Facts" contain no citation to the record or to authority. Id. (i).
Pursuant to Rule 38.9(a), we have determined the briefing rule has "been flagrantly violated" and the brief must be "redrawn" in its entirety. Appellant is ordered to file a brief which substantially complies with the briefing rules within 21 days from the date of this order. TEX. R. APP. P. 38.1; 38.9; 38.9(a). "If another brief that does not comply with this rule is filed, the court may strike the brief, prohibit the party from filing another, and proceed as if the party had failed to file a brief." Id. 38.9(a); see also 38.8.
PER CURIAM Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins
Brief Stricken
Order issued and filed January 14, 2016