Aaron Michael Petton v. State ( 2020 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
Nos. 06-19-00230-CR &
06-19-00231-CR
AARON MICHAEL PETTON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 294th District Court
Van Zandt County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. CR17-00130 & CR17-00131
Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ.
ORDER
Appellant Aaron Michael Petton was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault
and one count of burglary of a habitation and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Petton has
appealed from those convictions and the resulting sentence. On February 18, 2020, Petton’s court-
appointed appellate counsel, Richard A. Schmidt, filed an Anders 1 brief, and on March 2, 2020,
Petton filed a pro se motion for access to the appellate record for purposes of preparing a response
to his counsel’s Anders brief. Petton’s motion for access to the appellate record is granted. Under
Kelly v. State, 2 we are required to enter an order specifying the procedure to be followed to ensure
Petton’s access to the record.
On March 2, 2020, Schmidt advised this Court that he would mail a complete paper copy
of the appellate record to Petton. On March 11, 2020, this Court mailed copies of the digitally
recorded exhibits contained in the appellate record to Petton in care of the Allred Unit, TDCJ-ID,
Attention: Ms. Adams, 2101 FM 369 North, Iowa Park, Texas 76367. Allowing fifteen days from
the date this motion is granted for the record to be delivered to Petton and giving him thirty days
to prepare his pro se response, we hereby set April 27, 2020, as the deadline for Petton to file his
pro se response to his counsel’s Anders brief.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: March 11, 2020
1
See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).
2
Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 321–22 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).