Genevieve Marie Pantoja v. State

Opinion

The State of TexasAppellee/s

Fourth Court of Appeals

San Antonio, Texas

May 11, 2015

No. 04-15-00181-CR

Genevieve Marie PANTOJA,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2014CR4434 Honorable Steve Hilbig, Judge Presiding

ORDER

On May 4, 2015, appellant’s appointed counsel, Richard B. Dulany Jr. of the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office, moved to withdraw as appellate counsel due to a conflict of interest. We agreed there is an existing conflict and therefore granted counsel’s motion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5. Because appellant is indigent, new appellate counsel had to be appointed.

Accordingly, we ordered the appeal abated and remanded to the trial court for appointment of new counsel. On May 7, 2015, the trial court appointed Richard E. Langlois to represent appellant, and the district clerk filed a supplemental record in this court containing the order of appointment. At the time the appeal was abated, the complete appellate record had been filed. Accordingly, appellant’s brief was due to be filed. We therefore ORDER the appeal reinstated and further ORDER appellant to file appellant’s brief in this court on or before June 10, 2015.

We order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on all counsel.

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Marialyn Barnard, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 11th day of May, 2015.

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Keith E. Hottle Clerk of Court