Opinion
12-23-00315-CR
07-31-2024
THEODORE JOSEPH IRELAN, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
APPEALED FROM 420TH DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER
THIS DAY came on to be heard the motion filed by Mr. Carter Meyers to permit withdrawal of counsel for Appellant, and the same having been considered, it is hereby ORDERED that this cause be remanded to the trial court for consideration and disposition of the motion. (A copy is attached hereto)
In the event counsel is allowed to withdraw, it is FURTHER ORDERED that the trial court conduct a hearing to determine whether: (1) Appellant is indigent and entitled to the appointment of counsel on appeal; (2) Appellant has sufficient funds to retain counsel; or (3) Appellant desires to represent himself on appeal.
It is ADDITIONALLY ORDERED, that once findings are made as to the above three issues, the trial court shall appoint counsel, give Appellant an appropriate deadline for retaining counsel, or administer the appropriate warnings concerning the dangers of self-representation, in accordance with its findings.
It is FINALLY ORDERED that a supplemental clerk's record containing the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law and any appropriate order(s) attendant thereto and the reporter's supplemental record of any hearing conducted be certified to this Court on or before Thursday, August 15, 2024.
WITNESS the Honorable James T. Worthen, Chief Justice, Court of Appeals, 12th Court of Appeals District, Tyler, Texas.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE at Tyler, Texas this 31st day of July 2024, A.D.