Opinion
No. 05-17-01416-CR No. 05-17-01417-CR
07-16-2018
BERRY RAY WILLIAMS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 86th Judicial District Court Kaufman County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 16-60034-86-F & 17-00260-86-F
ORDER
We REINSTATE these appeals.
We abated these appeals for a hearing to determine why appellant's brief had not been filed. The trial court held a hearing and made findings. We ADOPT the trial court's findings that appellant desires to prosecute these appeals. We ORDER appellant's brief filed on or before July 31 , 2018.
If appellant's brief is not file by the date specified, the Court will utilize the remedies available to it, which may include ordering that John Daniel Oliphant Jr. be removed as appellant's appointed attorney without further notice and ordering the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant on appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Casey Blair, Presiding Judge, 86th Judicial District Court; John Daniel Oliphant, Jr.; and the Kaufman County District Attorney's Office.
/s/ CRAIG STODDART
JUSTICE