Fletcher v. State

Full title: SAMMY RAY FLETCHER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Jun 8, 2020

No. 05-20-00035-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 8, 2020)

Opinion

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06-08-2020

SAMMY RAY FLETCHER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

BILL PEDERSEN, III JUSTICE

On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F19-41655-Q , F19-39551-Q, F19-21062-Q, F19-39500-Q, F19-32492-Q, F19-21065-Q, F19-21061-Q, F19-21063-Q, F19-39514-Q, F19-21354-Q, F19-41595-Q, F19-39498-Q & F19-39499-Q

ORDER

Appellant's brief was due May 9, 2020. When it was not filed, we notified appellant by postcard dated May 13, 2020 and directed him to file his brief along with a motion for extension of time to do so by May 23, 2020. To date, no brief has been filed and we have had no communication from appellant.

We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine why appellant's brief has not been filed. In this regard, the trial court shall make appropriate findings and recommendations and determine whether appellant desires to prosecute these appeals, whether appellant has abandoned the appeals, or whether appointed counsel has abandoned the appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b). If the trial court cannot obtain appellant's presence at the hearing, the trial court shall conduct the hearing in appellant's absence. See Meza v. State, 742 S.W.2d 708 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1987, no pet.) (per curiam). If appellant is indigent, the trial court is ORDERED to take such measures as may be necessary to assure effective representation, which may include appointment of new counsel.

We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record of the proceedings, which shall include written findings and recommendations, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Tammy Kemp, Presiding Judge, 204th Judicial District Court; to Valencia Bush; and to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.

These appeals are ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with the above order. The appeals shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the findings are received, whichever is earlier.

/s/ BILL PEDERSEN, III

JUSTICE