Opinion
No. 04-14-00659-CV
10-29-2014
IN THE INTEREST OF O.K. IV, a Child
From the 438th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2014-PA-00140
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
In this accelerated appeal of an order terminating Appellant's parental rights, Appellant's court-appointed attorney filed an Anders brief in which counsel asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. 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. Counsel also provided Appellant with a pro se motion for access to the appellate record, addressed to the Fourth Court of Appeals, that lacks only Appellant's dated signature. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 318-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
The State has filed a letter waiving its right to file an appellee's brief unless Appellant files a pro se brief.
If Appellant desires to file a pro se brief, we ORDER Appellant to do so within TWENTY 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 the date 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.
/s/_________
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 29th day of October, 2014.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court