Santiago Rodriguez Jr. v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas August 11, 2022

No. 04-22-00053-CR

Santiago RODRIGUEZ Jr., Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court No. 18-0863-CR-C Honorable Daniel H. Mills, Judge Presiding

ORDER In this appeal, Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed an Anders brief and notified Appellant of his right to file a pro se brief. Thereafter, the State waived its right to file a response to the Anders brief. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967). On August 10, 2022, Appellant Santiago Rodriguez Jr., an indigent inmate, moved this court for a free copy of the appellate record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.2. Appellant’s motion for a free copy of the appellate record is GRANTED. We direct the clerk of this court to provide Appellant with a printed copy of the appellate record—the clerk’s and reporter’s records—at no cost to Appellant. See id.; Newman v. State, 937 S.W.2d 1, 3 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996) (“[T]he trial court has a duty to provide an indigent defendant with an adequate record on appeal.”). The appellate record is to be mailed to Appellant at the following address: Santiago Rodriguez Jr. TDCJ Number 02380587 TCDJ-ID, Ellis Unit 1697 FM 980 Huntsville, TX 77343 Appellant’s pro se brief is due on September 9, 2022. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a). _________________________________ Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 11th day of August, 2022.

___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court