Gerardo De La Rosa v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 25, 2011
• Docket: 03-11-00089-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

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NO. 03-11-00089-CR

Gerardo De la Rosa, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. CR-10-0089, HONORABLE MARK R. LUITJEN, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

PER CURIAM

Appellant's brief was due to be filed on May 30, 2011. The brief has not been received and appellant's retained attorney, Alex J. Scharff, did not respond to this Court's notice sent by letter dated June 15, 2011 that the brief is overdue. A response was due June 27, 2011.

The appeal is abated. The trial court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether appellant desires to prosecute this appeal, whether appellant is indigent, and, if he is not indigent, whether retained counsel has abandoned this appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2). The court shall make appropriate findings and recommendations. A record from this hearing, including copies of all findings and orders and a transcription of the court reporter's notes, shall be forwarded to the clerk of this Court for filing as a supplemental record no later than September 30, 2011. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(3).

Before Justices Puryear, Rose and Goodwin

Abated

Filed: August 25, 2011

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