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Quiroz v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jun 23, 2017
No. 05-16-01511-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 23, 2017)

Opinion

No. 05-16-01511-CR

06-23-2017

LUIS ARMANDO QUIROZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the County Criminal Court No. 10 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. MA-1470927-L

ORDER

Appellant's brief was due March 8, 2017. By postcard dated March 9, 2017, we informed appellant his brief was past due and directed him to file his brief within ten days along with a motion to extend time. When appellant did not respond, we abated the appeal for a hearing. Appellant then filed a motion to extend time to file his brief and, in the interest of expediting the appeal, we vacated our prior order and extend the time for filing appellant's brief until May 18, 2017. To date, no brief has been filed and appellant has not communicated with the Court.

We ORDER retained counsel Samuel Beale to file appellant's brief by JULY 14, 2017. If Mr. Beale fails to file a brief by July 14, 2017, we will order the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine (1) why appellant's brief has not been filed, and (2) whether retained counsel has abandoned the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b). We will then take whatever steps we deem appropriate in order to ensure appellant's rights are protected. See id.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Roberto Canas Jr., Presiding Judge, County Criminal Court No. 10; to Samuel Beale; and to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.

/s/ ADA BROWN

JUSTICE


Summaries of

Quiroz v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jun 23, 2017
No. 05-16-01511-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 23, 2017)
Case details for

Quiroz v. State

Case Details

Full title:LUIS ARMANDO QUIROZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Jun 23, 2017

Citations

No. 05-16-01511-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 23, 2017)