Quincy Shelton Bell v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Date FiledJune 30, 2026
Docket03-26-00484-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-26-00484-CR
Quincy Shelton Bell, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE 452ND DISTRICT COURT OF MCCULLOCH COUNTY
NO. 7097, THE HONORABLE ROBERT R. HOFMANN, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Appellant Quincy Shelton Bell seeks to appeal the district court’s order placing
him on deferred-adjudication community supervision for the offense of evading arrest.
However, the clerk’s record does not contain the required certification of Bell’s right to appeal.
See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2) (requiring such certification “each time” trial court “enters a
judgment of guilt or other appealable order”), 25.2(d) (requiring appellate record to include
certification). Although the clerk’s record contains a document titled “Trial Court’s Certification
of Defendant’s Right to Appeal,” no boxes are marked on the certification to indicate whether
Bell has a right to appeal.
We therefore abate this appeal and remand the case to the trial court for
preparation and filing of a completed certification regarding Bell’s right to appeal the order of
deferred adjudication. See Tex. R. App. P. 34.5(c)(2) (where appellate court orders trial court to
prepare certification of defendant’s right of appeal, “the trial court clerk must prepare, certify,
and file in the appellate court a supplemental record”). A supplemental clerk’s record containing
the trial court’s completed certification must be filed with this Court no later than July 30, 2026.
Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis
Abated and Remanded
Filed: June 30, 2026
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