Ex Parte: Demond Jones

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 29, 2021
• Docket: 05-21-00041-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order entered January 29, 2021

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05-21-00041-CR

EX PARTE DEMOND JONES

On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 380-83350-2020

ORDER

Before the Court is appellant’s January 20, 2021 motion to extend the time

to file his notice of appeal. We GRANT appellant’s motion. Appellant’s notice of

appeal is deemed timely filed on the date it was received. This is an accelerated

appeal and is governed by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 31.

We ORDER the trial court to prepare a certification of appellant’s right to

appeal and to file it with the clerk’s record.

We ORDER the Collin County District Clerk to file the clerk’s record

by February 15, 2021. Appellant has filed a brief indicating that the trial court adjudicated appellant’s writ application on written arguments without conducting a

hearing. Thus, we will not order the filing of a reporter’s record.

We ORDER the State to file its brief by March 8, 2021. After the

clerk’s record and the State’s brief have been filed, the Court will notify the

parties of the submission date and panel.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable

Benjamin N. Smith, Presiding Judge, 380th Judicial District Court; Lynne Finley,

Collin County District Clerk; and counsel for all parties.

/s/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE