Coats, Olivia v. State
Coats, Olivia v. State
Opinion
Order entered February 11, 2013
In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-12-00076-CR OLIVIA COATS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the County Criminal Court No. 9 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. MB09-58012-K ORDER Melva Key, the court reporter for the first day of trial in this case, was ordered to deliver a copy of the record from October 5, 2011 to the trial court by December 14, 2011. Ms. Key failed to follow the order and to date, a certified copy of volume 1 of the proceedings from October 5, 2011 has not been filed in this Court. Appellant cites to portions of “RR-1” in her brief, yet the State asserts it does not have a copy of volume 1. Before this appeal can proceed, the Court must have findings pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.6(f).
Accordingly, we ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing and to make findings regarding the following: (1) whether appellant has a certified copy of volume 1 of the record in his possession; (2) if appellant does not have a certified copy of volume 1 in his possession, whether the notes of Melva Key recorded from October 5, 2011 are available; (2) if the notes are not available, whether appellant is at fault for the loss or destruction of the notes; and (4) whether appellant and the State can agree to a substituted record.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit a supplemental record containing its written findings of fact, any supporting documentation, and any orders to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to transmit copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Peggy Hoffman, Presiding Judge, County Criminal Court No. 9; court reporters Sandi Morelan and Melva Key; and to counsel for all parties.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeal shall be reinstated when we receive the supplemental record containing its findings of fact.
/s/ MICHAEL J. O'NEILL JUSTICE
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