Jose Valdez v. State

Opinion

                                       NUMBER 13-09-00096-CR

                                 COURT OF APPEALS

                     THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                         CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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JOSE VALDEZ,                                                                              Appellant,

                                                             v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                                 Appellee.

                           On appeal from the 347th District Court

of Nueces County, Texas.

                                      MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Yañez, Garza, and Benavides

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Jose Valdez, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault.  On February 18, 2010, appellant filed a notice of appeal by and through his appointed counsel.  Appellant’s counsel has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal.  According to the motion, appellant is not able to read and has returned counsel’s letters unopened.  Appellant has advised counsel of his desire to withdraw his appeal by telephone on September 8, 2010, but when counsel asked if appellant would sign a form stating his desires, appellant responded that he could not read the form and did not trust anyone to read it to him.

Although no written motion has been filed in compliance with Rule 42.2(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we conclude that good cause exists to suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a) in this case in accordance with Rule 2.  See Tex. R. App. P. 2.  Based upon counsel’s sworn statements, counsel’s motion is granted and the appeal is DISMISSED.    

PER CURIAM

Do not publish. 

Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 

Delivered and filed the

23rd day of September, 2010.