Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-01-25 07:11:54.46437+00
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In The
              Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                  No. 06-22-00142-CR

         CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, Appellant

                            V.

           THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

         On Appeal from the 272nd District Court
                  Brazos County, Texas
           Trial Court No. 19-01071-CRF-272

      Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
                                                 ORDER

           Christopher Williams appeals his conviction of burglary of a habitation with the intent to

commit a sexually assaultive offense and the resulting life sentence. In connection with his

appeal, Williams has filed a motion in this Court explaining that the trial court sealed juror

questionnaires and removed them from the district clerk’s office. 1 As a result, the questionnaires

were not and cannot be filed as part of the appellate record. Williams further explained his need

to access the sealed questionnaires for the purpose of raising a Batson 2 point of error on appeal.

           In light of Williams’s appeal, the sealed juror questionnaires must be filed in this Court.

Accordingly, we order the Brazos County District Clerk to file the juror questionnaires in this

Court, under seal, on or before Friday, January 27, 2023.

           IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                                                      BY THE COURT

Date: January 24, 2023

1
 The trial court’s order states, in pertinent part, “[T]he records attached to this order are sealed and may not be
electronically imaged, examined, reviewed or copied by anyone, except upon written order of this court or any
appellate court that may acquire jurisdiction over this case.”

2
    Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986).
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