Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2017-09-22 17:20:16.557535+00
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Continuing Abatement Order filed September 21, 2017.

                                       In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals
                                    ____________

                               NO. 14-16-00669-CR
                               NO. 14-16-00670-CR
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                      DESHOAUN LEE GREEN, Appellant

                                          V.

                       THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                    On Appeal from the 56th District Court
                           Galveston County, Texas
               Trial Court Cause Nos. 15CR1585 and 15CR1586

                   CONTINUING ABATEMENT ORDER

      The reporter’s record was filed November 23, 2016. The State filed a motion
July 21, 2017 requesting this court abate this case and order the trial court to settle
a dispute among the parties about the accuracy of the reporter’s record. This court
abated this appeal on August 10, 2017 for a hearing before the trial court to
determine whether the reporter’s record contained inaccuracies and what, if any,
corrections were needed. See Tex. R. App. P. 34.6. On September 5, 2017, the
State filed a motion to extend the abatement period in light of Hurricane Harvey.
The motion is granted. Accordingly, we enter the following order.

      Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.6, the judge of the 56th
District Court of Galveston County shall (1) conduct a hearing at which the court
reporter, appellant, appellant’s counsel, and state’s counsel shall participate, either
in person or by video teleconference, to determine (a) whether the reporter’s record
contains inaccuracies; (b) if so, what corrections need to be made to conform the
record to what occurred in the trial court. If the trial judge finds that the reporter’s
record is accurate, the judge shall see that a record of the hearing is made, shall
make findings of fact, and shall order the trial clerk to forward a transcribed record
of the hearing, a videotape or compact disc, if any, containing a recording of the
video teleconference, and a supplemental clerk’s record containing the findings.
Those records shall be filed on or before October 31, 2017.

      If, however, the trial court finds an inaccuracy in the reporter’s record, the
judge shall order the court reporter to conform the reporter’s record to what
occurred in the trial court and to certify and file a corrected reporter’s record with
the clerk of this court on or before October 31, 2017.

      The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court’s
active docket. The appeal will be reinstated on this court’s active docket when the
trial court’s findings and recommendations are filed in this court. The court will
also consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed by either party, or
the court may reinstate the appeal on its own motion. It is the responsibility of any
party seeking reinstatement to request a hearing date from the trial court and to
schedule a hearing in compliance with this court’s order. If the parties do not
request a hearing, the court coordinator of the trial court shall set a hearing date
and notify the parties of such date.

      It is so ORDERED.

                                   PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Brown, and Wise.