Jeffrey Scott Hazlett v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 19, 2017
• Docket: 05-16-00495-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order entered January 19, 2017

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00495-CR

JEFFREY SCOTT HAZLETT, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 380-81088-2015

ORDER Before the Court is appellant’s January 17, 2017 motion to abate the appeal. We

GRANT appellant’s motion and remand the appeal to the trial court for preparation of the trial

court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the voluntariness of appellant’s written

statement.

This appeal is ABATED to allow the trial court to file its findings of fact and conclusions

of law. The appeal shall be reinstated THIRTY DAYS from the date of this order or when the

findings and conclusions are received, whichever is earlier.

/s/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE