Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2018

Jose Antonio Cervantes v. State

Jose Antonio Cervantes v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided December 4, 2018

Jose Antonio Cervantes v. State

Opinion

Order entered December 4, 2018

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00586-CR JOSE ANTONIO CERVANTES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17-76189-I ORDER Appellant, who was convicted of indecency with a child by sexual contact, filed his brief on November 16, 2018. In the brief, he uses the name of a child witness. Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant’s brief.

We ORDER appellant to file, within TEN DAYS of the date of this order, an amended brief that identify the victim and any other child under the age of eighteen either generically (“victim” or “complaining witness”) or by initials only.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Christie Merchant and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

/s/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE

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