Smith v. State

Full title: JASON RAY SMITH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: May 17, 2013

No. 05-13-00649-CR (Tex. App. May. 17, 2013)

Opinion

No. 05-13-00649-CR

05-17-2013

JASON RAY SMITH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

CAROLYN WRIGHT

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