Don Alfonso Williams v. State ( 2012 )

Order entered December 19, 2012 [pic] In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-12-00888-CR No. 05-12-00889-CR Don Alfonso Williams, Appellant V. The State of Texas, Appellee On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 7 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F10-16710-Y, F10-16711-Y ORDER The Court has before it appellant's December 6, 2012 "motion to abate appeal to determine trial court's jurisdiction." Appellant asserts that he was a juvenile at the time the offenses in these cases were committed and that the records before the Court do not contain the packet certifying a transfer from juvenile court to district court. Appellant asks that the trial court make findings regarding whether the records can be supplemented with the certification packet. We GRANT appellant's motion. We ORDER the trial court to make findings regarding whether the records in these appeals can be supplemented with the packet, including the order, certifying appellant's transfer from juvenile court to district court. We ORDER the trial court to transmit a supplemental record containing its written findings of fact, any orders, and any supporting documentation to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order. We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Michael Snipes, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 7, and to counsel for all parties. We ABATE the appeals to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeals shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the findings are received. /s/ DAVID L. BRIDGES JUSTICE