Ex Parte John Kent Mathis

Opinion

Order entered January 23, 2015

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01512-CR

EX PARTE JOHN KENT MATHIS

On Appeal from the 382nd Judicial District Court Rockwall County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2-11-217-C

ORDER On December 9, 2014, this Court sent the trial court a letter stating that we had not

received the trial court’s certification of appellant’s right to appeal. We directed the Court to

file, within ten days, a certification of appellant’s right to appeal. To date we have not received

the certification, which is required in every case in which a defendant appeals. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 25.2(a), (d); Cortez v. State, 420 S.W.3d 803 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).

Accordingly, we ORDER the trial court to prepare and file, within TEN DAYS of the

date of this order, a certification of appellant’s right to appeal.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the

Honorable Brett Hall, Presiding Judge, 382nd Judicial District Court; Kay McDaniel, Rockwall

County District Clerk; John Kent Mathis; and the Rockwall County District Attorney’s Office.

/s/ MOLLY FRANCIS PRESIDING JUSTICE