Opinion
04-23-00123-CV
04-18-2023
IN THE INTEREST OF J.J.H., a Child
From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2020PA01604 Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM
In this accelerated appeal of the trial court's order terminating Appellant's parental rights, Appellant's court-appointed attorney filed an Anders brief. In the brief, counsel states that after a professional evaluation of the record, counsel finds no reversible error, and counsel concludes the appeal is without merit and frivolous; counsel also attached a motion to withdraw. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, at *4 (Tex. App.-San Antonio May 21, 2003, no pet.) (applying Anders procedure in a parental rights termination appeal).
Counsel informed Appellant of her right to file a pro se brief and to request a free copy of the appellate record. Counsel provided Appellant with a form request for a free copy of the appellate record, and the form lacks only Appellant's contact information, date, and signature. Appellant must send her request for a copy of the appellate record to this court by April 26, 2023.
The State filed a letter waiving its right to file a brief unless Appellant files a pro se brief.
If Appellant desires to file a pro se brief and does not request a copy of the record, we ORDER Appellant to file the brief within twenty days of the date of this order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a).
If Appellant desires to file a pro se brief and timely requests a copy of the record, we order Appellant to file the brief within thirty days of the date of this order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a).
If Appellant files a pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief not later than twenty days after Appellant's pro se brief is filed in this court. See id. R. 38.6(b).
Counsel's motion to withdraw is held in abeyance pending further order of this court.
It is so ORDERED