Opinion
No. 04-20-00228-CR
03-30-2021
Jorge RODRIGUEZ, Jr., Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
From the 406th Judicial District Court, Webb County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2019CRB000030D4
Honorable Oscar J. Hale, Jr., Judge Presiding
ORDER
On March 9, 2021, we abated this appeal and ordered the trial court to conduct an abandonment hearing pursuant to Rule 38.8(b)(2) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. On March 19, 2021, the trial court conducted an abandonment hearing via Zoom and found that appellant still desires to prosecute this appeal and neither appellant nor counsel has abandoned the appeal. On March 29, 2021, appellant's counsel filed the brief.
Accordingly, we ORDER the abatement lifted and reinstate this appeal on this court's docket. We further ORDER the State to file its brief by April 28, 2021.
/s/_________
Beth Watkins, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of March, 2021.
/s/_________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court