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Mughni v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Dec 15, 2015
No. 05-15-00560-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 15, 2015)

Opinion

No. 05-15-00560-CR

12-15-2015

CLEZEL MONTAGUE MUGHNI, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F14-75905-J

ORDER

The Court REINSTATES the appeal.

On December 4, 2015, we denied appellant's second motion to extend time to file his brief and ordered the trial court to make findings. We ADOPT the findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeal; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by court-appointed counsel Jennifer Balido; and (3) Ms. Balido needs an additional thirty days to file appellant's brief. We note the trial court made no findings regarding the reason for Ms. Balido's delay in filing appellant's brief.

We ORDER appellant to file his brief by MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016. No further extensions will be granted. If appellant's brief is not filed by the date specified, the Court will utilize its available remedies, which may include ordering Jennifer Balido removed as counsel and ordering the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Gracie Lewis, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 3; Jennifer Balido; and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.

/s/ LANA MYERS

JUSTICE


Summaries of

Mughni v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Dec 15, 2015
No. 05-15-00560-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 15, 2015)
Case details for

Mughni v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLEZEL MONTAGUE MUGHNI, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Dec 15, 2015

Citations

No. 05-15-00560-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 15, 2015)