Opinion
05-19-01398-CR 05-19-01399-CR05-19-01485-CR
09-24-2021
DONNELL SLEDGE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F17-56048, F17-56046, F17-5604
ORDER
DAVID J. SCHENCK, JUSTICE
Before the Court are counsel's June 4, 2021 and June 21, 2021 motions for leave to withdraw as appointed counsel on appeal due to conflict of interest, as well as her September 22, 2021 supplementation to motion to withdraw due to conflict of interest.
We GRANT counsel's motions.
We ABATE this appeal and REMAND this case to the trial court for the purpose of appointing new appellate counsel to represent appellant in his appeal, including but not limited to filing a response to State's September 2, 2021 motion for rehearing. We further ORDER the trial court to inform this Court in writing, within TWENTY days from the date of this order, of the identity of appellate counsel and the date counsel is appointed.
We will RESINSTATE this appeal within TWENTY days from the date of this order or upon the trial court's identification of appellate counsel, whichever is sooner.