PER CURIAM

Appellant Dennis Martin moves to abate this appeal for the preparation and filing of written findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the admissibility of his statements. ⁽¹⁾ See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 38.22, § 6 (West 1979). The requirements of article 38.22, section 6 are mandatory. Green v. State, 906 S.W.2d 937, 939 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995).

Appellant's motion to abate is granted and the cause is remanded to the district court. See id. at 940. The court shall make and file written findings of fact and conclusions of law concerning the voluntariness and admissibility of appellant's statements. These written findings and conclusions shall be forwarded to this Court in a supplemental clerk's record no later than December 1, 2003. ⁽²⁾

Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Puryear

Filed: October 30, 2003

Do Not Publish

1. The docket sheet reflects that a motion to suppress statements was filed on March 15, 2002, but the motion does not appear in the clerk's record and the Clerk has been informed that the motion is not on file in the district clerk's office. The reporter's record contains the hearing on the motion to suppress held March 27, 2002, before the Honorable Julie Kocurek.

2. Appellant's motion for extension of time to file brief is dismissed as premature.