Texas Supreme Court

Lawrence Higgins, Petitioner v. Randall County Sheriff’s Office, Respondent

May 16, 200851 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 911

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that an appeal may proceed when an indigent appellant files an uncontested affidavit of indigence that does not contain all of the information required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(b). Accordingly, the Court reversed the Court of Appeals' dismissal and remanded for further proceedings.