Opinion
No. 05-13-00978-CR No. 05-13-00979-CR
08-19-2014
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 7 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F13-52718-Y, F13-52719-Y
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeals.
On July 21, 2014, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why appellant's brief has not been filed in these appeals. We ADOPT the findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeals; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by court-appointed counsel Riann Moore; (3) Ms. Moore's explanation for the delay in filing appellant's brief is her workload; and (4) Ms. Moore requested thirty days from the August 18, 2014 findings to file appellant's brief.
We ORDER appellant to file his brief by SEPTEMBER 17, 2014. We note that appellant was granted an extension of time to file the brief on May 2, 2014, and the appeal was not abated for findings until July 21, 2014. Accordingly, no further extensions of time to file appellant's brief will be granted absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances. If appellant's brief is not filed by the date specified, we will order Riann Moore and the Dallas County Public Defender's Office removed as counsel and will order the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant on the appeals.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Michael Snipes, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 7; Katherine Drew, Appellate-Chief, Dallas County Public Defender's Office; Riann Moore, Dallas County Public Defender's Office; and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.
/s/ CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE