Ex Parte John Kent Mathis ( 2014 )

Order entered December 5, 2014
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01512-CR
EX PARTE JOHN KENT MATHIS
On Appeal from the 382nd Judicial District Court
Rockwall County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2-11-217-C
ORDER
The Court has received appellant’s notice of appeal from the trial court’s order denying
appellant the relief sought by his article 11.072 application for writ of habeas corpus. This is an
accelerated appeal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 31.
We ORDER the Rockwall County District Clerk to file, by DECEMBER 22, 2014, the
clerk’s record containing all of the documents related to appellant’s application for writ of
habeas corpus, appellant’s notice of appeal, and the trial court’s certification of appellant’s right
to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a), (d); Cortez v. State, 420 S.W.3d 803 (Tex. Crim. App.
2013).
We ORDER Mary Ann Gilbert, official court reporter of the 382nd Judicial District
Court, to file, by DECEMBER 22, 2014, the reporter’s record of the October 30, 2014 hearing
conducted on the application for writ of habeas corpus.
Appellant’s brief is due by JANUARY 13, 2015. The State’s brief is due by JANUARY
28, 2015. If any party does not file its brief by the date specified, the appeal will be submitted
without that party’s brief. See Tex. R. App. P. 31.1.
The appeal will be submitted without argument on FEBRUARY 19, 2015 to a panel
consisting of Justices Francis, Lang-Miers, and Whitehill.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the
Honorable Brett Hall, Presiding Judge, 382nd Judicial District Court; Mary Ann Gilbert, Official
Court Reporter, 282nd Judicial District Court; Kay McDaniel, Rockwall County District Clerk;
John Kent Mathis; and the Rockwall County District Attorney’s Office.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send a copy of this order, by first-class mail, to John Kent
Mathis, 388 Driftwood Court, No.1A, Azle, Texas 76020.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE