Jeremy Wayne Mills v. State

Opinion

Order entered December 4, 2020

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-19-00790-CR

JEREMY WAYNE MILLS, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 291st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17-72093-U

ORDER

Appellant, who was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child

younger than fourteen years of age, filed his brief on November 30, 2020. In the

brief, appellant identifies the victim by initials; however, he identifies other

children by name. This Court does not allow a party to file a brief that discloses the

names of victims or the names of witnesses who were children at the time of the

offenses, or the names of any other children discussed or identified at trial. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(b) (“Unless a court orders otherwise, an electronic or paper filing with the court, including the contents of any appendices, must not contain

sensitive data.”), id. 9.10(a)(3) (“Sensitive Data Defined. Sensitive data consists of

. . . a birth date, a home address, and the name of any person who was a minor at

the time the offense was committed.”). Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant’s

brief.

We ORDER appellant to file, within TEN DAYS of the date of this order,

an amended brief that identifies any individuals who were children at the time of

this offense either generically (for example, “victim”) or by initials only, including

when quoting relevant portions of the record, giving a statement of the case, or

attaching an appendix.

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

Stephanie Huff, Presiding Judge, 291st Judicial District Court; Bruce Kaye; and

the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

/s/ BILL PEDERSEN, III JUSTICE

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