Flanzo Lafonte Townes v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 15, 2018
• Docket: 04-18-00237-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas June 15, 2018

No. 04-18-00237-CR

Flanzo Lafonte TOWNES, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 226th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2009CR0764 Honorable Sid L. Harle, Judge Presiding

ORDER Appellant’s court-appointed attorney has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which she asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. Counsel certifies she has served copies of the brief and motion on appellant, has informed appellant of his right to review the record and file his own brief, and has provided appellant with a form motion to obtain the appellate record if he desires to do so. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.); see also Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).

If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, he must do so on or before July 16, 2019. See Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177 n.1.

The State has filed a notice waiving its right to file a brief in this case unless appellant files a pro se brief. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief no later than thirty days after appellant’s pro se brief is filed in this court.

We ORDER the motion to withdraw filed by appellant’s counsel to be HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further order of the court. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-82 (1988); Schulman v. State, 252 S.W.3d 403, 410-11 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). _________________________________ Irene Rios, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 15th day of June, 2018.

___________________________________ KEITH E. HOTTLE, Clerk of Court