Shackelford v. State

Full title: KARL LYNN SHACKELFORD, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

Court: COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS

Date published: May 2, 2019

CAUSE NO. 12-19-00153-CR (Tex. App. May. 2, 2019)

Opinion

CAUSE NO. 12-19-00153-CR

05-02-2019

KARL LYNN SHACKELFORD, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

KATRINA MCCLENNY, CLERK

APPEALED FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO 3 IN AND FOR SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

ORDER

THIS DAY came on to be heard the motion filed by pro se appellant to proceed as indigent and for appointment 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)

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 June 3, 2019.

WITNESS the Honorable James T. Worthen, Chief Justice, Court of Appeals, 12^th Court of Appeals District, Tyler, Texas.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE at Tyler, Texas this 2nd day of May 2019, A.D.

/s/_________

KATRINA MCCLENNY, CLERK