AP-77,053 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 9/16/2015 8:17:23 AM Accepted 9/16/2015 9:43:50 AM ABEL ACOSTA September 21, 2015 CLERK

GREG WILLIS CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY COLLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 2100 BLOOMDALE ROAD, SUITE 200 MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75071 972.548.4323 FAX 214.491.4860 www.collincountyda.com

September 16, 2015 Honorable Abel Acosta, Clerk Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas P.O. Box 12308 Austin, Texas 78711 Re: Eric Lyle Williams v. State, No. AP-77,053 Trial Court No. 32021-422 Court’s letter of September 14, 2015 Dear Mr. Acosta: On September 14, 2015, the Court directed Official Court Reporter Donna Gehl to ensure that all copies of Volume 7 of the Reporter’s Record be “properly sealed.” The State’s copy of Volume is a solely a placeholder volume and has no contents to seal. I have attached a copy to this letter for your reference.

Respectfully submitted, William H. Wirskye Assistant Criminal District Attorney Collin County Kaufman County District Attorney Pro Tem

John R. Rolater, Jr. Assistant Criminal District Attorney Collin County Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Pro Tem cc: John Tatum Appellate Counsel [email protected] Letter to Abel Acosta September 16, 2015 Page 2 __________________________ Brad Levenson Office of Capital Writs Writ Counsel [email protected] 1 REPORTER'S RECORD VOLUME 7 OF 60 2 TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 32021-422 APPELLATE COURT CAUSE NO. AP-77,053 STATE OF TEXAS ) IN THE DISTRICT COURT 5 ) VERSUS ) KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS 6 ) ERIC LYLE WILLIAMS ) 422ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

9 *************************** EX PARTE HEARING - SEALED 10 ***************************

12 On the 21st day of May, 2014 the following proceedings came on to be heard in the above-entitled and numbered cause before the Honorable Michael R. Snipes, Judge presiding, held in Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas: 16 Proceedings reported by stenographic shorthand.

DONNA R. GEHL, CSR, RPR

12 THIS VOLUME IS NOT BEING PROVIDED TO THE STATE 13 THE TITLE PAGE IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY

DONNA R. GEHL, CSR, RPR