Rafael Arturo Diaz v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Order entered March 14, 2022
In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-22-00204-CR
RAFAEL ARTURO DIAZ, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 199th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 199-80520-2020
ORDER
Appellant filed a timely pro se notice of appeal in this case and asked for the
appointment of counsel.
We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine whether
appellant is indigent and entitled to court-appointed counsel in this appeal. If the
trial court finds that appellant is entitled to court-appointed counsel, we ORDER
the trial court to appoint an attorney to represent appellant in the appeal. If the trial
court finds that appellant is not entitled to court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall determine whether appellant will retain counsel to represent him in the appeal
and, if so, the name, State Bar number, and contact information for retained
counsel.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit a supplemental record containing any
written findings of fact, any supporting documentation, and any orders to this
Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.
We ORDER District Clerk Lynne Finley to file a supplemental clerk’s
record containing the appointment of counsel within THIRTY DAYS of the date
of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Angela
Tucker, Presiding Judge, 199th Judicial District Court; to Lynne Finley, Collin
County District Clerk; and to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office,
Appellate Division.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court an opportunity to comply
with this order. It shall be reinstated when the supplemental clerk’s record is filed,
the Court is notified that appellate counsel has been appointed, or the Court
otherwise deems it appropriate to do so.
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE
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