NO. 07-08 -023 8-CR IN THE CO UR T OF APPEA LS FO R THE S EVEN TH D ISTRI CT O F TEXAS

AT AM AR ILLO PAN EL B FEB RU ARY27, 2009

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___ CALL IE N. LONG, AP PEL LANT

V. THE S TATE OF TEXAS, APPEL LEE

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______ FRO M T HE 14 0 T H DI ST RI CT COU RT OF L UB BO CKCOU NT Y; NO . 200 3- 404322; H ON ORABLE BRAD LEY U ND ER W OOD , J UD GE

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____ Bef ore QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
A BA TEMENT A ND R EMA ND On J une 3, 2008, appel lan t, Cal li e N. Long , filed a noti ce of appeal from a conv ic ti on for failure to sto p an d re n d e r a id and the resu lting senten ce of six mon ths in cou nty j ail. The cl er k’ s record w as filed on J uly 9 an d the r epor

ter ’s r ecord w as filed on A ug ust5. Since thattime, this Court has grant ed fo ur extension s of time for f iling app ellant ’s br ief. The appel lat e c ler k h as als o s ent tw o l ate n oti ces and infor med appel lant th at t he failu re to compl y

w it h the i mposed deadl ine to file the b ri ef mayresul t i n the appeal bei ng abated and t he c ause bei ng remanded to the tri al cour t for f urther proce edi ng s. See T e x.2

R. App. P. 38.8(b). T he Court last extende d the due dat e to February 6, 20 09. As of this date, appel lan t’ s b ri ef has no t bee n fil ed. Acc ordin g ly , w e now

abat e thi s a ppeal and remand the caus e to the t ri al cour t for further proceed ing s. See T ex. R. App

. P. 38.8(b)(2), (3). On rema nd, the trial court sha ll condu ct a heari ng pursu ant t o R ule 38.8 (b )( 2) and (3 ) to: (1 ) deter mine w hether appel lan t desi re s t o prosec ute h er appeal ; ( 2) de te rm ine w hether appel lan t i s i ndi g ent, or i f not ind ig ent, w hether

r etai ned c ounse l has abandoned the appeal ; and ( 3) to make a ppropr iat e findi ng s a nd recommendat ion s. Tex . R . Ap p. P . 38. 8( b) (2 ). Sh oul d it be det er mined that appel lan t does w ant to cont inu e the appeal and the c our t det er mines thatpresentco unsel shoul d be re pla ced, the name, ad dr ess , t ele phone n umber , and st ate bar number of the new ly -a ppoi nted or

new ly -retai ned c ounse l shal l be prov ide d to the C ler k o f this C our t.
Th e trial co urt is d irected to: (1) cond uct an y nece ssaryhea rings; ( 2) ma ke an d f ile appropr iat e f ind ing s o f f actand conc lus ion s o f law , and r ecommendat ion s a nd c ause them to be i ncl uded i n a s uppl emental cl er k’ s record; (3) cause the heari ng proce edi ng s t o be transc ri bed and i n clu d e d in a s uppl emental repor ter ’s record; ( 4) hav e a record of the proceed ing s made to the e xtent any of the p ro ceed ing s a re not inc lud ed i n the s u p p l e me n t a l c l e r k ’ s r e c o r d o r t h e s u p p l e me n t a l r e p o rt e r ’ s r e c o rd ; a n d ( 5 ) c a u s e the re cords o f

t h e p ro ceeding s t o be sentto thi s C our t. Tex . R . Ap p. P . 38. 8( b) (3 ). I n the abse nce o f

a request for extension o f time f rom th e trial court, th e sup plem ent al clerk’s re cord, s uppl emental r epor ter ’s r ecord, an d any

addi ti onal proceed ing r ecords, i ncl udi ng any orders, findi ng s, conc lus ion s, and recommendat ion s, ar e to be fil ed by M arch 2 7, 2009.3

It is so order ed.

Per C ur iam

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