Jesus Lorenzo Villasenor v. State

Opinion

Motion Denied and Order filed September 22, 2015.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-15-00255-CR ____________

JESUS LORENZO VILLASENOR, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1386869

ORDER

Appellant is represented by appointed counsel, Patrick F. McCann. Appellant’s brief was originally due June 11, 2015. We have granted a total of 90 days to file appellant’s brief until September 9, 2015. When we granted the last extension, we noted that no further extensions would be granted absent exceptional circumstances. No brief was filed. On September 10, 2015, counsel filed a further request for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. Counsel did not allege any exceptional circumstances in the request.1

We deny the request for extension and issue the following order.

Accordingly, we order Patrick McCann to file a brief with the clerk of this court on or before October 9, 2014. If counsel does not timely file appellant’s brief as ordered, the court will issue an order abating the appeal and directing the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine the reason for the failure to file the brief and the consideration of sanctions, appointment of new counsel, or other appropriate relief.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Jamison, McCally and Wise

1 We note that counsel’s assertion this case was sent back to the trial court for appointment of another attorney on the grounds there were was arguable error is erroneous.