Court Opinion

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NO. 07-00-0305-CR

                              IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

                       FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                       AT AMARILLO

                                         PANEL A

                                   SEPTEMBER 6, 2000

                          ______________________________

                      FRANCISCO JAVIER OLVERA, APPELLANT

                                             V.

                           THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

                        _________________________________

             FROM THE 263RD DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY;

                   NO. 824785; HONORABLE JIM WALLACE, JUDGE

                          _______________________________

Before BOYD, C.J., and REAVIS and JOHNSON, JJ.

                        ORDER OF ABATEMENT AND REMAND

       Appellant Francisco Javier Olvera has given pro se notice of appeal from a

conviction and sentence in cause number 824785 in the 263rd District Court of Harris

County, Texas (the trial court), for possession of marijuana in the amount of 5-50 pounds.

The clerk of the court of appeals received and filed the trial court clerk’s record on June

5, 2000. The trial court clerk’s record contains a waiver of appellant’s right to have a court
reporter record his guilty plea proceeding, and no reporter’s record has been received by

the clerk of this court.

        The trial court clerk’s record reflects that, prior to appellant’s conviction, counsel

was appointed to represent appellant. Following his conviction appellant filed an affidavit

of indigency and his pro se notice of appeal. No separate appointment of counsel has

been made for appeal. No appearance has been made by counsel for appellant on

appeal. See TEX . CRIM . PROC . CODE ANN . art. 1.051.(d) (Vernon Supp. 2000); TEX . R. APP .

P. 6.4(b).

       This appeal is abated and the cause is remanded to the trial court. TEX . R. APP . P.

43.6. Upon remand, the judge of the trial court is directed to cause notice to be given of

and to conduct a hearing to determine: (1) whether appellant desires to prosecute this

appeal; (2) if appellant desires to prosecute this appeal, then whether appellant is indigent;

(3) if appellant is indigent and desires to prosecute this appeal, whether a reporter’s record

was made of the plea proceedings and whether appellant is entitled to a free transcription

of the proceedings; (3) if appellant desires to prosecute this appeal, whether appellant’s

previously appointed counsel should be replaced and separate counsel for appeal

appointed; and     (4) what orders, if any, should be entered to assure the filing of

appropriate notices and documentation to dismiss appellant’s appeal if appellant does not

desire to prosecute this appeal, or, if appellant desires to prosecute this appeal, to assure

that the appeal will be diligently pursued. If the trial court determines that the attorney

appointed prior to appellant’s plea and conviction should be replaced, the trial court should

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cause the clerk of this court to be furnished the name, address, and State Bar of Texas

identification number of the newly appointed attorney.

       The trial court is directed to: (1) conduct any necessary hearings; (2) make and file

appropriate findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations, and cause them to

be included in a supplemental clerk’s record; (3) cause the hearing proceedings to be

transcribed and included in a reporter’s record of the hearing; and (4) have a record of the

proceedings made to the extent any of the proceedings are not included in the

supplemental clerk’s record or the reporter’s record of the hearing. In the absence of a

request for extension of time from the trial court, the supplemental clerk’s record, reporter’s

record of the hearing, and any additional proceeding records, including any orders,

findings conclusions and recommendations, are to be sent so as to be received by the

clerk of this court not later than October 16, 2000.

                                                          Per Curiam

Do not publish.

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