Opinion
NO. 14-14-00122-CR
07-15-2014
AARON FRANK DOMANGUEX, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
Motion Denied; Order filed July 15, 2014.
On Appeal from the 262nd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1388369
ORDER
Appellant is represented by appointed counsel, Kelly Ann Smith. Appellant's brief was originally due April 18, 2014. We granted a total of 81 days extension of time to file appellant's brief until July 8, 2014. When we granted the last extension, we noted that no further extensions would be granted absent exceptional circumstances. No brief was filed. On July 8, 2014, counsel filed a further request for extension of time to file appellant's brief. Counsel did not allege any exceptional circumstances in the request.
We deny the request for extension and issue the following order.
Accordingly, we order Kelly Ann Smith to file a brief with the clerk of this court on or before August 8, 2014. If counsel does not timely file appellant's brief as ordered, the court will issue an order abating the appeal and directing the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine the reason for the failure to file the brief and the consideration of sanctions, appointment of new counsel, or other appropriate relief.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Busby, and Wise.