Russo v. State

Full title: PATRICK ANTHONY RUSSO, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: Jul 29, 2005

No. 03-04-00344-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 29, 2005)

Opinion

No. 03-04-00344-CR

Filed: July 29, 2005. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appeal from the District Court of Travis County, 390th Judicial District, No. 9034220, Honorable Julie H. Kocurek, Judge Presiding.

Before Justices B.A. SMITH, PURYEAR and PEMBERTON.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.

The motion to withdraw filed by appellant's appointed counsel on appeal, Mr. Gary Taylor, is granted.¹ The appeal is abated for the district court to immediately appoint substitute counsel. A copy of the order appointing substitute counsel shall be forwarded to this Court no later than August 5, 2005.

1 Counsel has been employed as a federal public defender in Nevada effective August 1, 2005. Counsel previously filed a brief on appellant's behalf.