Court Opinion

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NO. 07-08-0142-CR, 07-08-0143-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL D

JUNE 24, 2008
                                       ______________________________

CARLOS JOSE CORDOVA, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
_______________________________

FROM THE 223RD DISTRICT COURT OF GRAY COUNTY;

NO. 7397, 7398; HONORABLE LEE WATERS, JUDGE
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
ABATEMENT AND REMAND
          Appellant Carlos Jose Cordova filed his notices of appeal on March 28, 2008 from
his convictions of the offense of aggravated robbery and the imposed concurrent
sentences of forty-five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice.  On February 29, 2008, the trial court filed its certifications representing
that appellant has the right of appeal.  However, the appellate record reflects that appellant
failed to sign the certifications as required under Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure
25.2(d).
 See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d) (requiring the certification to be signed by appellant
and a copy served on him).
          Consequently, we abate the appeals and remand the causes to the 223rd District
Court of Gray County for further proceedings.  On remand, the trial court shall utilize
whatever means it finds necessary to determine whether appellant desires to prosecute
the appeals and, if so, to obtain his signature on an amended trial court’s certification for
each cause.
          If necessary, the trial court shall execute findings of fact, conclusions of law, and any
necessary orders it may enter regarding the aforementioned issues and cause its findings,
conclusions, and orders, if any, to be included in a supplemental clerk’s record.  The trial
court shall file the supplemental clerk’s record and the supplemental reporter’s record, if
any, with the Clerk of this Court by July 25, 2008.
 
                                                                                                 Per Curiam
 
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