Opinion
10-22-00260-CR
02-14-2023
THOMAS DWAYNE CHATMAN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the 54th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court No. 2018-83-C2
Before Chief Justice Gray and Justice Smith
ABATEMENT ORDER
PER CURIAM
No brief has been filed by appellant.
Accordingly, we ABATE this appeal to the trial court to conduct any necessary hearings within 21 days of the date of this Order pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(b)(2) and (3). Tex.R.App.P. 38.8(b)(2) & (3). If appellant is indigent, the trial court is also ordered to determine whether appellant is receiving effective assistance of counsel, and if not, whether to appoint new counsel to represent appellant effectively. If no new counsel is appointed, the trial court shall determine a date certain when appellant's brief will be filed with this Court.
The supplemental clerk's and reporter's records required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.8(b)(3), if any, are ordered to be filed within 28 days from the date of this Order. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(3).