Opinion
No. 05-13-00649-CR
05-17-2013
JASON RAY SMITH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F08-14302-Q
ORDER
The Court GRANTS the May 15, 2013 motion of Kathleen Walsh to withdraw as counsel. We DIRECT the Clerk to remove Kathleen Walsh and the Dallas County Public Defender's Office as appellant's attorney of record.
We ORDER the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant in this appeal and to transmit the order appointing new counsel to this Court within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send a copy of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Lena Levario, Presiding Judge, 204th Judicial District Court.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeal shall be reinstated fifteen days from the date of this order or when the order appointing counsel is received.
CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE