Opinion
NO. 03-19-00835-CR
07-22-2020
Ex parte Bo Dresner
FROM THE 207TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY
NO. CR-19-0800-B , THE HONORABLE JACK H. ROBISON, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Appellant's brief was originally due February 18, 2020. On March 25, 2020, this Court sent a notice to appellant informing him that his brief was overdue and that a failure to file a satisfactory response by April 6, 2020, would result in the referral of this case to the trial court for a hearing under Rule 38.8(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The appeal is abated and remanded to the trial court. The trial court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether appellant desires to prosecute this appeal and, if so, whether counsel has abandoned this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2), (3). The court shall make appropriate written findings and recommendations. See id. R. 38.8(b)(2), (3). If necessary, the court shall appoint substitute counsel who will effectively represent appellant in this appeal. Following the hearing, which shall be transcribed, the trial court shall order the appropriate supplemental clerk's and reporter's records—including all findings and orders—to be prepared and forwarded to this Court no later than August 21, 2020. See id. R. 38.8(b)(3).
It is so ordered July 22, 2020. Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Smith Abated and Remanded Filed: July 22, 2020 Do Not Publish