Opinion
No. 05-15-01404-CR
06-27-2016
JOHN CHRISTOPHER CORTES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 296th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 296-80573-2013
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On May 20, 2016, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why appellant's brief has not been filed. We ADOPT the June 21, 2016 findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeal; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by counsel William L. Schultz; (3) counsel's explanation for the delay in filing appellant's brief is due to counsel's workload; and (4) counsel anticipated filing a brief within forty days. We ORDER appellant to file his brief no later than August 1, 2016.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE