Christopher Leon Pickron v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 188th District Court of Gregg County

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-03-00163-CR

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CHRISTOPHER LEON PICKRON, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 188th Judicial District Court

Gregg County, Texas

Trial Court No. 30106-A

Before Morriss, C.J., Ross and Carter, JJ.

O R D E R

Christopher Leon Pickron appeals from his conviction for indecency with a child. On May 2, 2003, Pickron pled guilty before a jury and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in accordance with the jury's verdict. The clerk's record was timely filed on August 20, 2003. The reporter's record, originally due on September 2, 2003, has not yet been filed.

The trial court has already conducted two show cause hearings regarding the preparation of this record. According to our most recent communication from the trial court, the court reporter promised to have the record completed by October 23, 2003. As of today's date, no reporter's record has been filed.

This Court has joint responsibility, along with the trial court, to ensure that an appellate record is timely filed. Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c). In accordance with Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(a)(2), because the record has not been timely filed, the matter has now been referred to this Court.

We ORDER Shannon Brigman, court reporter for the County Court at Law Number 2 of Gregg County, Texas, to prepare and file the record in this case, Christopher Leon Pickron v. The State of Texas, case number 06-03-00163-CR. The record must be filed with this Court on or before Monday, November 10, 2003. If the record is not filed in accordance with this order, Brigman may be ordered to show cause why this Court should not hold her in contempt for failing to obey the orders of this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Jack Carter

Justice

Date: October 30, 2003