Court Opinion

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Order entered August 28, 2013

                                               In The
                                  Court of Appeals
                           Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                       No. 05-13-00397-CR
                                       No. 05-13-00399-CR
                                       No. 05-13-00406-CR
                                       No. 05-13-00407-CR

                         OCTAVIOUS JAMES JACKSON, Appellant

                                                 V.

                               THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                      On Appeal from the 363rd Judicial District Court
                                   Dallas County, Texas
       Trial Court Cause Nos. F08-20340-W, F08-20341-W, F12-70580-W, F12-70581-W

                                             ORDER
         The Court ORDERS the trial court to make findings of fact regarding whether appellant

has been deprived of the reporter’s record because of ineffective counsel, indigence, or for any

other reason.

       The trial court shall first determine whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeals. If
        the trial court determines that appellant does not desire to prosecute the appeals, it shall
        make a finding to that effect.

       If the trial court determines that appellant desires to prosecute the appeals, it shall next
        determine whether appellant is indigent and entitled to proceed without payment of costs
        for the reporter’s record. If appellant is entitled to proceed without payment of costs, the
        trial court shall make a finding to that effect. Moreover, if appellant is indigent, the trial
        court is ORDERED to take such measures as may be necessary to assure effective
        representation, which may include appointment of new counsel. If the trial court finds
       appellant is not indigent, it shall determine whether retained counsel has abandoned the
       appeal.

      The trial court shall next determine: (1) the name and address of each court reporter who
       recorded the proceedings in these causes; (2) the court reporter’s explanation for the
       delay in filing the reporter’s record; and (3) the earliest date by which the reporter’s
       record can be filed.

       We ORDER the trial court to transmit supplemental records, containing the written

findings of fact, any supporting documentation, and any orders, to this Court within THIRTY

DAYS of the date of this order.

       The appeals are ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeals

shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the supplemental records are

received, whichever is earlier.

                                                     /s/     DAVID EVANS
                                                             JUSTICE