Opinion
No. 04-15-00123-CR
04-21-2015
Ex Parte Eric LUNA, Appellant
From the Criminal District Court, Magistrate Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2014-W-0464
Honorable Andrew Carruthers, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal of the trial court's order denying appellant's application for writ of habeas corpus. Appellant's brief was originally due to be filed on March 30, 2015. By order dated April 10, 2015, the motion filed by appellant's attorney requesting an extension of time to file the brief was granted in part, extending the deadline for filing the brief to April 29, 2015.
On April 17, 2015, appellant's attorney filed a motion to withdraw. Appellant's attorney was retained for trial and states the appeal is beyond the scope of his representation. Appellant's attorney also states appellant is indigent. The motion is GRANTED. Since it appears appellant may be indigent, new appellate counsel may need to be appointed.
It is therefore ORDERED that this appeal is ABATED to the trial court. See Duncan v. State, 653 S.W.2d 38, 40 (Tex. Crim. App. 1983) (holding that appellate courts may abate appeals so that trial court can assure appellant has effective assistance of counsel). The trial court is ORDERED: (1) to determine if appellant is indigent and, if appellant is found indigent, to appoint appellate counsel; and (2) to cause the trial court clerk to file a supplemental clerk's record within two weeks from the date of this order containing the orders entered by the trial court in response to this order. After the supplemental clerk's record is filed, the appeal will be reinstated on the docket of this court. All filing deadlines are suspended until this reinstatement.
/s/_________
Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 21st day of April, 2015.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court