Hilario Santiago-Batista v. State

Opinion

Order entered October 13, 2017

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-00512-CR

HILARIO SANTIAGO-BATISTA, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 416th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 416-82818-2016

ORDER

We REINSTATE this appeal.

When appellant’s brief was not filed, we abated for a hearing in the trial court. On October 10, 2017, the trial court’s findings and recommendations were filed. We ADOPT the trial court’s findings that (1) appellant wishes to pursue this appeal, (2) appellate counsel has been diligent in all other matters but confused this case with another and believed the record had not yet been filed, and (3) counsel will prepare and file a brief within fourteen days.

We ORDER appellant’s brief filed within FOURTEEN DAYS of the date of this order.

/s/ LANA MYERS

JUSTICE