Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2019

in Re Samuel Adkins

in Re Samuel Adkins
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 16, 2019

in Re Samuel Adkins

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-19-00046-CR

In re Samuel Adkins

FROM THE 427TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-DC-13-904105, THE HONORABLE TAMARA NEEDLES, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM Appellant Samuel Adkins seeks to appeal the trial court’s order denying his motion for DNA testing. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 64.01-.05. The clerk’s record does not contain the required trial court’s certification of appellant’s right to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2) (requiring trial court to enter certification of defendant’s right of appeal “each time it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order”), (d) (requiring record to include trial court’s certification). Although the record contains a document entitled “trial court’s certification of defendant’s right of appeal,” the document fails to indicate whether Adkins has the right of appeal.

This appeal is therefore abated and the trial court is directed to prepare and file its certification of Adkins’s right of appeal as required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), 44.4. A supplemental clerk’s record containing the trial court’s certification shall be filed with this Court no later than May 31, 2019. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d), 34.5(c)(2).

It is so ordered on this the 16th day of May, 2019.

Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Kelly and Smith Abated and Remanded Filed: May 16, 2019 Do Not Publish

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