Charles Edward Bell v. State

Opinion

Motion Denied; Order filed April 23, 2015.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-14-00893-CR NO. 14-14-00894-CR ____________

CHARLES EDWARD BELL, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 182nd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 1412841 & 1413580

ORDER

Appellant is represented by appointed counsel, Patricia Sedita. Appellant’s brief was originally due January 5, 2015. We granted a total of 90 days extension of time to file appellant’s brief until April 6, 2015. When we granted the last extension, we noted that no further extensions would be granted absent exceptional circumstances. No brief was filed. On April 17, 2015, counsel filed a further request for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. Counsel did not allege any exceptional circumstances in the request.

We deny the request for extension and issue the following order.

Accordingly, we order Patricia Sedita to file a brief with the clerk of this court on or before May 5, 2015. If counsel does not timely file appellant’s brief as ordered, the court will issue an order abating the appeal and directing the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine the reason for the failure to file the brief and the consideration of sanctions, appointment of new counsel, or other appropriate relief.

PER CURIAM