Opinion
No. 03-09-00032-CR
April 21, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appealed from the District Court of Travis County, 390th Judicial District, No. D-1-DC-08-302820, Honorable Julie H. Kocurek, Judge Presiding.
Before Justices PATTERSON, PEMBERTON and WALDROP.
ORDER
Mr. David L. Botsford has filed a motion to be substituted as counsel on appeal. Concurrently, Mr. Rick Reed, appellant's appointed counsel, has filed a motion for leave to withdraw as attorney of record. Additionally, appellant has signed Botsford's motion, indicating his consent to the substitution. Reed's motion to withdraw and Botsford's motion to substitute are granted, and David L. Botsford is designated appellant's lead counsel. See Tex. R. App. P. 6.1, 6.5(d). Botsford has also filed a motion to extend time to file his appellate brief, which was due on February 12, 2009. Botsford requests an extension of 30 days from the date that the motion to substitute is ruled upon by this Court. We grant the motion and order counsel to file his brief no later than May 21, 2009. It is ordered April 21, 2009.