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Gooden v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jan 29, 2019
No. 05-18-00722-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 29, 2019)

Opinion

No. 05-18-00722-CR

01-29-2019

MELVIN BERNARD GOODEN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F17-70898-I

ORDER

Before the Court is appellate counsel's January 25, 2019 motion to withdraw as counsel. We GRANT the motion. We DIRECT the Clerk to remove Brett Ordiway as appellant's counsel of record.

We ORDER the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant in this appeal. We ORDER the trial court to transmit a supplemental clerk's record containing the order appointing new counsel to this Court within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order.

Upon his or her appointment, new counsel shall determine whether to file a supplemental brief or amended brief. Any such supplemental or amended brief shall be due within SIXTY DAYS of the date of this order.

We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. We will reinstate the appeal when we receive the order appointing new counsel.

/s/ CORY L. CARLYLE

JUSTICE


Summaries of

Gooden v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jan 29, 2019
No. 05-18-00722-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 29, 2019)
Case details for

Gooden v. State

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN BERNARD GOODEN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Jan 29, 2019

Citations

No. 05-18-00722-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 29, 2019)