Quincy Shelton Bell v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
• Decided: June 30, 2026
• Docket: 03-26-00484-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-26-00484-CR

Quincy Shelton Bell, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE 452ND DISTRICT COURT OF MCCULLOCH COUNTY NO. 7097, THE HONORABLE ROBERT R. HOFMANN, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

Appellant Quincy Shelton Bell seeks to appeal the district court’s order placing

him on deferred-adjudication community supervision for the offense of evading arrest.

However, the clerk’s record does not contain the required certification of Bell’s right to appeal.

See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2) (requiring such certification “each time” trial court “enters a

judgment of guilt or other appealable order”), 25.2(d) (requiring appellate record to include

certification). Although the clerk’s record contains a document titled “Trial Court’s Certification

of Defendant’s Right to Appeal,” no boxes are marked on the certification to indicate whether

Bell has a right to appeal.

We therefore abate this appeal and remand the case to the trial court for

preparation and filing of a completed certification regarding Bell’s right to appeal the order of

deferred adjudication. See Tex. R. App. P. 34.5(c)(2) (where appellate court orders trial court to prepare certification of defendant’s right of appeal, “the trial court clerk must prepare, certify,

and file in the appellate court a supplemental record”). A supplemental clerk’s record containing

the trial court’s completed certification must be filed with this Court no later than July 30, 2026.

Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis

Abated and Remanded

Filed: June 30, 2026

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