
NO. 07-09-0138-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL C

JULY 20, 2009
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DAVID RUFUS BUTLER, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
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FROM THE 47TH DISTRICT COURT OF RANDALL COUNTY;

NO. 20302-A; HONORABLE HAL MINER, JUDGE
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Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
ON ABATEMENT AND REMAND
          Appellant, David Rufus Butler, appeals from his conviction for burglary of a
habitation and sentence, pronounced on April 15, 2009, of 50 years incarceration in the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.  Appellant filed notice of
appeal on April 28, 2009.  The clerk’s record was filed on June 15, 2009.  The reporter’s
record was due on June 15, 2009.  However, on June 22, 2009, the reporter requested an
extension of time to file the record due to her caseload being “unmanageable.”  The Court
granted this extension request, making the reporter’s record due on July 15, 2009.  On July
14, 2009, the reporter again filed a request for extension of time to file the record indicating
that she has a backlog of records to complete.  Attached to the motion, is a log that
indicates that the reporter currently has 11 records that need to be transcribed totaling
approximately 5,620 pages.  
          Accordingly, we abate this appeal and remand the cause to the trial court for further
proceedings.  See Tex. R. App. P. 35.3(c).  Upon remand, the trial court shall immediately
cause notice of a hearing to be given and, thereafter, conduct a hearing to determine
whether the reporter’s caseload is such that an alternate or substitute reporter should be
appointed to complete the record in this appeal in a timely manner.  If so, the trial court is
directed to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the reporter’s record in this
appeal is filed as soon as practicable.
          The trial court shall cause the hearing to be transcribed.  In addition, the trial court
shall (1) execute findings of fact and conclusions of law addressing the foregoing issues,
(2) cause a supplemental clerk’s record to be developed containing its findings of fact and
conclusions of law and any orders it may issue relating to this matter, and (3) cause a
reporter’s record to be developed transcribing the evidence and arguments presented at
the aforementioned hearing, if any.  The trial court shall then file the supplemental clerk’s
record and any reporter’s record transcribing the hearing with the clerk of this Court on or
before August 20, 2009.  Should further time be needed by the trial court to perform these
tasks, same must be requested before August 20, 2009.
          It is so ordered.
 
                                                                                                 Per Curiam
 
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