Opinion
No. 05-15-00857-CR
04-19-2016
CHAD ALLEN BROWN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F15-00082-R
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On March 22, 2016, we granted the motion of retained counsel to withdraw and ordered the trial court to make findings regarding whether appellant desired to be represented by counsel and was entitled to court-appointed counsel. We ADOPT the trial court's findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeal and to be represented by counsel; (2) appellant is indigent; (3) the Dallas County Public Defender's Office has been appointed to represent appellant; and (4) new counsel should be given additional time to file appellant's brief.
We DIRECT the Clerk to list Katherine Drew of the Dallas County Public Defender's Office as appellant's appointed attorney of record.
We ORDER the Dallas County District Clerk to file, within TEN DAYS of the date of this order, a supplemental record containing the trial court's written findings of fact and the order appointing the Dallas County Public Defender's Office as counsel.
Appellant's brief is due within FORTY-FIVE DAYS of the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Jennifer Bennett, Presiding Judge, 265th Judicial District Court; Felicia Pitre, Dallas County District Clerk; Katherine Drew, Dallas County Public Defender's Office; and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE