Nayajah Niya Davis v. State

Summary

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas ordered the Harris County District Clerk to file a supplemental clerk’s record. The supplemental record was to include the appellant’s motion for new trial and the order denying it, or a certified statement that those documents were not part of the case file.

Holdings

1. When relevant items are omitted from the clerk's record, the appellate court may direct the district clerk to file a supplemental clerk's record containing the omitted items or a certified statement that the items are not part of the case file.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appellate court should require supplementation of the clerk's record when relevant items have been omitted.

Disposition

other