Travis O'Neal Bluntson v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 24, 2019
• Docket: 01-18-01100-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

ORDER

Appellate case name: Travis O'Neal Bluntson v. The State of Texas

Appellate case number: 01-18-01100-CR

Trial court case number: 2012R-0022

Trial court: 155th District Court of Austin County

Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a brief concluding that this appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967). Appellant, acting pro se, has filed a motion requesting access to a copy of the appellate record for use in preparing a response to appointed counsel’s brief. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 315, 318–21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). We grant the motion.

We order the trial court clerk, no later than 10 days from the date of this order, to provide a copy of the record, including the clerk’s record, the reporter’s record, and any supplemental records, to the appellant. The trial court clerk shall further certify to this Court, within 15 days of the date of this order, the date upon which delivery of the record to the appellant is made.

Appellant also has requested an extension of time to file his pro se response to counsel’s Anders brief. We grant the motion for an extension. Appellant’s response to his appointed counsel’s brief shall be filed no later than thirty days from the date of this order.

It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: /s/ Julie Countiss Acting individually

Date: October 24, 2019