Abatement Order filed May 24, 2016




                                      In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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                              NO. 14-16-00068-CR
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                        CARINO RATCLIFF, Appellant

                                         V.

                       THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


                   On Appeal from the 182nd District Court
                           Harris County, Texas
                       Trial Court Cause No. 1482872

                            ABATEMENT ORDER

      Appellant is not represented by counsel on appeal. The record reflects that the
trial court granted appellant’s request to be appointed counsel but has not made the
appointment. Accordingly, we enter the following order.

      We ORDER the judge of the 182nd District Court to immediately conduct a
hearing at which appellant and counsel for the State shall be present to determine
whether appellant desires to prosecute his appeal. If he does desire to prosecute his
appeal, the judge shall appoint appellate counsel for him. The judge shall see that a
record of the hearing is made, shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law,
and shall order the trial clerk to forward a record of the hearing and a supplemental
clerk’s record containing the findings and conclusions. Those records shall be filed
with the clerk of this court by June 23, 2016.

      The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court’s
active docket. The appeal will be reinstated on this court’s active docket when the
trial court’s findings and recommendations are filed in this court. The court will also
consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed by either party, or the
court may reinstate the appeal on its own motion. It is the responsibility of any party
seeking reinstatement to request a hearing date from the trial court and to schedule
a hearing in compliance with this court’s order. If the parties do not request a hearing,
the court coordinator of the trial court shall set a hearing date and notify the parties
of such date.



                                    PER CURIAM




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