Opinion
12-22-00085-CR
06-16-2022
MIRANDA WEST, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
APPEALED FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER
Came on for review the status of the instant appeal, and the same having been considered, it appears that Appellant is not currently represented by counsel.
On February 25, 2022, the Docketing Statement was due to be filed. Tex.R.App.P. 32.2. On April 27, 2022, this Court notified Appellant that a Docketing Statement was to be filed and gave her until May 23, 2022, to file it. Thereafter, when no Docketing Statement was filed, Appellant was again notified on May 26, 2022, that the Docketing Statement was past due and was given until June 6, 2022, to file a Docketing Statement. As of the date of this Order, no satisfactory response has been received.
Pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 32.2 it is ORDERED that the Honorable John B. Stevens Jr., Judge of the Criminal District Court of Jefferson County, shall immediately conduct a hearing to determine the cause of Appellant's failure to file the Docketing Statement and whether the Appellant has abandoned the appeal.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that the trial court determine whether: (1) Appellant is indigent and entitled to the appointment of counsel on appeal; (2) Appellant has sufficient funds to retain counsel; or (3) Appellant desires to represent herself on appeal.
It is ADDITIONALLY ORDERED that once findings are made as to the above issues, the trial court shall appoint counsel, give Appellant an appropriate deadline for retaining counsel, or administer the appropriate warnings concerning the dangers of self-representation, in accordance with its findings and the court shall also take necessary action to insure the prompt filing of the Docketing Statement with this Court.
It is FINALLY ORDERED that a supplemental record containing the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law and any appropriate order(s) attendant thereto be certified to this Court on or before Monday, July 18, 2022.
WITNESS the Honorable James T. Worthen, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, 12thCourt of Appeals District of Texas, at Tyler.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID COURT, at my office this 16th day of June 2022, A.D.