James Eric Grant v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-15-00473-CR 6612953 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/24/2015 8:21:09 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS FILED IN JAMES ERIC GRANT, § 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Appellant § 8/24/2015 8:21:09 AM § CAUSE NO. 03-15-00473-CR JEFFREY D. KYLE V. § TRIAL COURT NO. 69,168 Clerk § THE STATE OF TEXAS, § Appellee §

MOTION TO WITHDRAW

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES T i m Copeland, PO Box 399, Cedar Park, Texas 78613,

appellate attorney for James Eric Grant, and respectfully moves this Honorable

Court to allow said attorney to withdraw as attorney of record in this matter,

terminating his representation of the above referenced appellant and for good

cause would respectfully show this Honorable Court as follows:

I.

Contemporaneous with the filing of this Motion to Withdraw, counsel has

filed an Anders brief. Withdrawal of counsel is necessary to permit Mr. Grant to

file a pro se response brief, if he so desires. II.

Pending Deadlines

Appellant’s brief is due September 11, 2015.

III.

Documents Filed and Prepared for Defendant

Counsel has prepared a docketing statement and Appellant’s Brief in this

cause, and has filed same with this Court. Counsel previously prepared

Appellant’s Notice of Appeal, Request for Reporter’s Record and Designations of

Clerk’s Record.

IV.

Notice of Last Known Address of Defendant

Counsel has notified Appellant of the filing of this Motion to Withdraw and

of the filing of this brief by mailing a copy of this Motion to Appellant’s last

known mailing address by regular, first class mail and by certified mail, return

receipt requested, and addressed as follows:

James Eric Grant TDCJ No. 01936588 Darrington Unit 59 Darrington Road Rosharon, TX 77583

V.

WHEREFORE, Movant prays this Honorable Court to allow Movant to

withdraw from the representation of appellant and would, in all things, relieve Movant herein, discharging Movant from her obligations and responsibilities to

this Defendant in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

COPELAND LAW FIRM P.O. Box 399 Cedar Park, TX 78613 Pho: 512.897.8126 Fax: 512.215.8114 Email: tcopeland14@yahoo.com

/s/ Tim Copeland Tim Copeland State Bar No. 04801500 Attorney for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AND OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 9

This is to certify that on August 24, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document was served on Bob Odom, Assistant District Attorney of Bell County, P.O. Box 540, Belton, Texas 76513 and on James Eric Grant, TDCJ No. 01936588, Darrington Unit, 59 Darrington Rd., Rosharon, TX 77583 in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and that Appellant’s brief is in compliance with Rule 9 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and that portion which must be included under Rule 9.4(i)(1) contains 462 words. Further, Counsel certifies that h e has complied with the dictates of Kelly v. State insofar as providing a motion for Mr. Grant to gain access to his appellate records if he so chooses.

/s/ Tim Copeland Tim Copeland