Court Opinion

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

                                      NO. 03-09-00173-CR

                                    Sierra Williams, Appellant

                                                v.

                                  The State of Texas, Appellee

    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
     NO. D-1-DC-09-904005, HONORABLE CHARLES F. BAIRD, JUDGE PRESIDING

                            MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

               Appellant’s brief was due in this Court on June 17, 2009. On July 20, 2009, we

notified counsel for appellant that appellant’s brief was overdue and that if we did not receive a

satisfactory response from counsel on or before July 30, 2009, a hearing before the district court

pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b) would be ordered. To date, no brief has been filed, nor have we

received a response from counsel.

               We therefore abate the cause and remand it to the district court to hold a hearing in

accordance with rule 38.8 of the rules of appellate procedure. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2), (3). The

district court shall hold a hearing immediately to determine whether appellant still wishes to

prosecute her appeal, whether appellant is indigent, and whether counsel has abandoned the appeal.

See id. If appellant desires to appeal and is indigent, the district court should make appropriate

orders to ensure that appellant is adequately represented on appeal. See id. Following the hearing,
the district court should order the appropriate supplementary clerk’s and reporter’s records to be

prepared and forwarded to this Court no later than September 21, 2009. See id.

Before Justices Patterson, Puryear and Pemberton

Abated

Filed: August 20, 2009

Do Not Publish

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