Larry Lee Wright v. State

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals for the Sixth District orders the electronically filed clerk’s record and volumes eight and nine of the reporter’s record sealed because they contain the name of a person who was a minor at the time of the offense. The order relies on Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.10 concerning sensitive data and sealing records.

Holdings

1. When the clerk's record or reporter's record contains sensitive data, including the name of a person who was a minor when the offense was committed, the appellate court may order the records sealed without redaction under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.10(g).

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appellate court should seal the electronically filed clerk's record and volumes eight and nine of the electronically filed reporter's record because they contain sensitive data identifying a person who was a minor at the time of the offense.

Disposition

other