Opinion
No. 04-19-00732-CR
11-01-2019
Eric Nathaniel REEL, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2018CR11077
Honorable Ray Olivarri, Judge Presiding
ORDER
On October 27, 2019, appellant's appointed trial counsel, Lynette Boggs-Perez, filed a motion in this court requesting to withdraw as appellate counsel. After consideration, we GRANT counsel's motion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5. Because appellant is indigent, new appellate counsel must be appointed.
Accordingly, we ORDER this appeal ABATED and REMANDED to the trial court for appointment of new appellate counsel by November 18, 2019. See Duncan v. State, 653 S.W.2d 38, 40 (Tex. Crim. App. 1983) (holding that appellate courts may abate appeals so that trial court can assure appellant has effective assistance of counsel). We further ORDER the trial court clerk to file a supplemental clerk's record containing the trial court's order appointing new appellate counsel in this court by December 2, 2019.
/s/_________
Beth Watkins, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 1st day of November, 2019.
/s/_________
LUZ ESTRADA,
Chief Deputy Clerk