Opinion
14-23-00232-CR
08-15-2024
GARY BEAN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 483rd District Court Hays County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CR-20-3730-A
Panel Consists of Justices Justice Spain, Poissant, and Wilson.
ABATEMENT ORDER
PER CURIAM
On December 8, 2023, appellant's counsel filed a brief stating the appeal in this cause is frivolous. The brief, however, does not comply with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), or Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 683 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974), as interpreted in High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).
The brief appears to pertain to trial court cause number CR-20-3373-A, not the underlying matter. The brief incorrectly cites to a clerk's record and reporter's record from a separate proceeding against appellant.
To provide appellant with the effective assistance of counsel on appeal, we strike the brief filed in appellate cause number 14-23-00232-CR, styled Gary Bean v. The State of Texas, and order appellant's counsel, Michael C. Shulman, to file a brief in compliance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and Anders procedure with the clerk of this court within 60 days from the date of this order.
The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court's active docket. The appeal will be reinstated on this court's active docket when the brief is filed with the clerk of this court.