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Smith v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jun 23, 2017
No. 05-17-00034-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 23, 2017)

Opinion

No. 05-17-00034-CR

06-23-2017

JOSEPH TODD SMITH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 366th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 366-80590-2016

ORDER

Appellant's brief was originally due March 19, 2017. We granted two motions to extend time, making the brief due May 19, 2017. To date, no brief has been filed, and we have had no further communication from appellant.

We therefore ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine why appellant's brief has not been filed. In this regard, the trial court shall make appropriate findings and recommendations and determine whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeal, whether appellant is indigent, or if not indigent, whether retained counsel has abandoned the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b). If the trial court cannot obtain appellant's presence at the hearing, the trial court shall conduct the hearing in appellant's absence. See Meza v. State, 742 S.W.2d 708 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1987, no pet.) (per curiam). If appellant is indigent, the trial court is ORDERED to take such measures as may be necessary to assure effective representation, which may include appointment of new counsel.

We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record of the proceedings, which shall include written findings and recommendations, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order.

This appeal is ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with the above order. The appeal shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the findings are received, whichever is earlier.

/s/ LANA MYERS

JUSTICE


Summaries of

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jun 23, 2017
No. 05-17-00034-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 23, 2017)
Case details for

Smith v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH TODD SMITH, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Jun 23, 2017

Citations

No. 05-17-00034-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 23, 2017)