Opinion
05-22-00116-CR
02-17-2022
JEREMIAH ROBINSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 5 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17-33830-L
ORDER
LANA MYERS, JUSTICE
Appellant filed a timely pro se notice of appeal on February 11, 2022. We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine whether appellant is indigent and entitled to court-appointed counsel in this appeal. If the trial court finds that appellant is entitled to court-appointed counsel, we ORDER the trial court to appoint an attorney to represent appellant in the appeal. If the trial court finds that appellant is not entitled to court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall determine whether appellant will retain counsel to represent him in the appeal and, if so, the name, State Bar number, and contact information for retained counsel.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit any record of the hearing on counsel, including findings of fact, any orders, and any supporting documentation, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.
We ORDER District Clerk Felicia Pitre to file a supplemental clerk's record containing the appointment of counsel within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to the Honorable Carter Thompson, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 5; to Felicia Pitre, Dallas County District Clerk; and to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Appellate Division.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court an opportunity to comply with this order. It shall be reinstated when the supplemental clerk's record is filed, the Court is notified that appellate counsel has been appointed, or the Court deems it appropriate to do so.