IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-08-00349-CR No. 10-08-00350-CR
NEENAH CARON PINO, Appellant v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the County Court at Law No. 2 Johnson County, Texas Trial Court Nos. M200800395 and M200800396
ABATEMENT ORDER
Before the Court is Appellant’s motion in each appeal requesting an abatement of the appeal for entry by the trial court of findings of fact and conclusions of law in connection with that court’s denial of Appellant’s suppression motion. We will grant the motion in each appeal and abate.
When the losing party on a motion to suppress requests findings of fact and conclusions of law, the trial court is required to make them. State v. Cullen, 195 S.W.3d 696, 698-99 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006); Blocker v. State, 231 S.W.3d 595, 596 (Tex. App.— Waco 2007, order, no pet.) (per curiam). The “efficient administration of justice will be served by a requirement that trial judges respond to a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law.” Cullen, 195 S.W.3d at 699; Blocker, 231 S.W.3d at 596.
Appellant orally requested the court to make findings of fact and conclusions of law at the suppression hearing. See Blocker, 231 S.W.3d at 596-98. Because the trial court did not make the required findings and conclusions, we abate this appeal for that court to enter findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the denial of the motion to suppress. Id. at 598.
The trial court shall, within 30 days after the date of this Order, make appropriate orders and findings of fact and conclusions of law and deliver them to the trial court clerk.
The trial court clerk shall, within 45 days after the date of this Order, prepare a supplemental clerk’s record containing all orders and findings of fact and conclusions of law that the trial court renders or makes and file the supplemental clerk’s record with the Clerk of this Court.
PER CURIAM
Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Reyna, and Justice Davis Appeal abated Order issued and filed June 24, 2009 Do not publish [CR25]
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