Court Opinion

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NO. 07-03-0336-CR

                             IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

                      FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                     AT AMARILLO

                                        PANEL D

                               SEPTEMBER 24, 2003
                         ______________________________

                               EDDIE DEAN RILEY, JR.,

                                                       Appellant

                                            v.

                                THE STATE OF TEXAS,

                                               Appellee
                       _________________________________

            FROM THE 84TH DISTRICT COURT OF OCHILTREE COUNTY;

                   NO. 3615; HON. WILLIAM D. SMITH, PRESIDING
                        _______________________________

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

                           ON ABATEMENT AND REMAND

       Eddie Dean Riley, Jr. (appellant) appeals from a judgment revoking his community

supervision. He had initially been convicted, via a guilty plea, of the unauthorized use of

a motor vehicle. The trial court sentenced him to two years confinement in a state jail

facility, suspended the sentence, and placed him on probation for five years.

Subsequently, the State moved to revoke his probation. The trial court granted the motion,

revoked his probation, sentenced him to 15 months imprisonment, and certified that the
proceeding was “a plea bargain case” and that he had “no right of appeal.” That appellant

may have pled guilty to the initial offense does not prevent him from appealing the

revocation of his conviction. Sanchez v. State, 109 S.W.3d 760, 761 (Tex. App.–San

Antonio 2003, no pet. h.).

       The clerk’s and reporter’s records are now due in this cause.            Furthermore,

appellant has stated that he is indigent, is without counsel, and desires counsel.

Accordingly, we abate this appeal and remand the cause to the 84th District Court of

Ochiltree County (trial court) for further proceedings. Upon remand, the trial court shall

immediately cause notice of a hearing to be given and, thereafter, conduct a hearing to

determine the following:

       1.     whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeal;

       2.     whether appellant is indigent; and,

       3.     whether the appellant is entitled to a free appellate record and to
              appointed counsel on appeal due to his indigency.

The trial court shall cause the hearing to be transcribed. So too shall it 1) execute findings

of fact and conclusions of law addressing the foregoing issues, 2) cause to be developed

a supplemental clerk’s record containing its findings of fact and conclusions of law and all

orders it may issue as a result of its hearing on this matter, and 3) cause to be developed

a reporter’s record transcribing the evidence and arguments presented at the

aforementioned hearing. Additionally, the district court shall file the supplemental record

with the clerk of this court on or before October 23, 2003. Should further time be needed

by the trial court to perform these tasks, it must be requested before October 23, 2003.

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Finally, if the trial court determines that appellant is entitled to appointed counsel and has

none, it must appoint counsel to appellant and include in its findings of fact and

conclusions of law the name, address, and state bar number of the counsel it appoints.

       It is so ordered.

                                                    Per Curiam

Do not publish.

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