Donnell M. Smith v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 22, 2002
• Docket: 06-02-00011-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-02-00011-CR ______________________________

DONNELL SMITH, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 202nd Judicial District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 00F0343-202

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Before Cornelius, C.J., Grant and Ross, JJ. Opinion by Justice Ross

O P I N I O N

Donnell Smith has filed an appeal from an order by the trial court denying his request for bail. His brief was filed on February 4, 2002. During the pendency of this appeal, on February 15, 2002, the trial court ordered a $25,000.00 surety bond for Smith. Smith made bond and has now been released from custody. The appeal is now moot.

The appeal is dismissed.

Donald R. Ross

Justice

Date Submitted: February 22, 2002

Date Decided: February 22, 2002

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of the clerk's and reporter's records and that he was making a positive effort to proceed with the appeal. We warned him that, if he did not show this Court he was making such an effort, his appeal would be subject to dismissal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.

Sixty days have now elapsed since the date of our letter. Rodgers has not contacted this Court to show he has made any effort to proceed with this appeal.

The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Date Submitted: August 29, 2002

Date Decided: August 30, 2002