Daniel Andrew MacGinnis v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 3, 2020
• Docket: 09-19-00314-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-19-00313-CR NO. 09-19-00314-CR __________________

DANIEL ANDREW MACGINNIS, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 1A District Court Tyler County, Texas Trial Cause Nos. 13,331 and 13,332 __________________________________________________________________

ORDER

Appointed counsel for Daniel Andrew MacGinnis, Appellant, filed a motion

to withdraw due to ineffective communication between attorney and client. It is,

therefore, ORDERED that the appeals are abated and the causes are remanded to the

trial court for a hearing to determine whether counsel can effectively represent

Appellant, and if not, to allow counsel to withdraw and appoint new counsel to

represent Appellant. A supplemental reporter’s record of the hearing on the motion

1 to withdraw, together with a supplemental clerk’s record containing and orders and

findings of the trial court, shall be filed with the Court of Appeals by October 5,

2020. The appeals will be reinstated without further Order of this Court when the

supplemental records are filed. All appellate timetables are suspended while the

cases are before the trial court.

ORDER ENTERED September 3, 2020.

PER CURIAM

Before Kreger, Horton and Johnson, JJ.