Ben Cannon Wherry v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 12, 2019
• Docket: 06-19-00032-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-19-00032-CR

BEN CANNON WHERRY, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 4th District Court Rusk County, Texas Trial Court No. CR17-313

Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ. ORDER Our review of the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record in this case indicates that they

contain “sensitive data” as that phrase is defined in Rule 9.10 of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(a). Sensitive data includes “a driver’s license number,

passport number, social security number, tax identification number or similar government-issued

personal identification number.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(a)(1). The clerk’s record and volume seven

of the reporter’s record include social security numbers. Rule 9.10(b) states, “Unless a court orders

otherwise, an electronic or paper filing with the court, including the contents of any appendices,

must not contain sensitive data.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(b).

Rule 9.10(g) provides, “A court may also order that a document be filed under seal in paper

form or electronic form, without redaction.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(g). Therefore, because the

clerk’s record and volume seven of the reporter’s record contain sensitive data, we order the clerk

of this Court or her appointee, in accordance with Rule 9.10(g), to seal the electronically filed

clerk’s record and volume seven of the reporter’s record in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

BY THE COURT

Date: September 12, 2019