Craig Everett Halton v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 19, 2015
• Docket: 05-14-00640-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order entered January 14, 2015

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-00640-CR

CRAIG EVERETT HALTON, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 291st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F13-71883-U

ORDER The Court GRANTS the January 13, 2015 motion of Lori Ordiway to withdraw as

appellant’s appointed counsel. We DIRECT the Clerk to remove Ms. Ordiway as appellant’s

attorney of record.

We ORDER the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant in this appeal

and to transmit to this Court, within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order, a supplemental

record containing the order appointing new counsel.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the

Honorable Stephanie Mitchell, Presiding Judge, 291st Judicial District Court; Felicia Pitre,

Dallas County District Clerk; and to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. 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 new

counsel is received.

/s/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE