Michael Dowden v. State

Opinion

Order entered January 28, 2015

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01189-CR

No. 05-14-01190-CR

MICHAEL DOWDEN, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 194th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. F88-86404-M, F88-89370-M

ORDER

The Court REINSTATES the appeals.

On January 20, 2015, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why appellant’s brief had not been filed. On January 27, 2015, we received appellant’s brief, together with an extension motion. Therefore, in the interest of expediting the appeals, we VACATE the January 20, 2015 order requiring findings.

We GRANT the January 27, 2015 extension motion and ORDER appellant’s brief filed as of the date of this order.

We GRANT appellant’s January 27, 2015 motion to supplement the record. We ORDER the Dallas County District Clerk to file, within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order, supplemental records containing appellant’s April 26, 2012 pro se “Motion for DNA Testing.”

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to Felicia Pitre, Dallas County District Clerk, and to counsel for all parties.

/s/ ADA BROWN

JUSTICE