Opinion
No. 04-12-00587-CR
10-24-2012
Herbert Vince ARCENEAUX, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2011CR4163
Honorable Raymond Angelini, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM Sitting: Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Steven C. Hilbig, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
DISMISSED
On October 10, 2012, appellant Herbert Arceneaux's attorney filed a first motion to withdraw appellant's notice of appeal. The motion was signed by appellant's attorney but not by appellant. On October 11, 2012, counsel filed a second motion to withdraw appellant's notice of appeal that was signed by counsel and appellant.
A motion to withdraw a notice of appeal must be signed by the appellant and appellant's counsel. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a); Conners v. State, 966 S.W.2d 108, 110 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1998, pet. ref'd) ("[T]he signature of an accused's counsel on a motion to dismiss [an] appeal, without the accused's signature, [is] insufficient to grant dismissal."). Appellant's first motion was not signed by appellant and there is no finding in the appellate record that appellant does not want to continue his appeal; appellant's first motion is denied. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a); Faris v. State, No. 14-09-01041-CR, 2010 WL 3922061, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 7, 2010, no pet.) (per curiam) (mem. op., not designated for publication).
Appellant's second motion is granted; this appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a).
PER CURIAM DO NOT PUBLISH