Dennis Mitchell Alford v. State

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-12-00320-CR

In re Joe Garcia

Dennis Mitchell Alford, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY, 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. CR2011-284, THE HONORABLE DIB WALDRIP, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER

On February 21, 2013, counsel for appellant, Dennis Mitchell Alford, filed an Anders

brief concluding that this appeal is frivolous and without merit. See generally Anders v. California,

386 U.S. 738 (1967). The Anders brief is deficient in a number of respects, including failure to

include the certificate of compliance required by Tex. R. App. P. 9.4(i)(3), failure to include

language advising appellant of his right to file his own appellate brief, and failure to file a motion

to withdraw as required by Tex. R. App. P. 6.5.

We order appellant’s counsel to file a corrected brief and a motion to withdraw that

complies with Tex. R. App. P. 6.5 no later than March 28, 2013. Failure to do so by that date will result in counsel being called before this Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt

for violating this order.

It is so ordered on this the 28th day of February, 2013.

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Goodwin and Field

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