Joseph Todd Smith v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 20, 2017
• Docket: 05-17-00034-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order entered July 20, 2017

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-00034-CR

JOSEPH TODD SMITH, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 366th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 366-80590-2016

ORDER We REINSTATE this appeal.

Because appellant’s brief had not been filed, we abated this appeal for a hearing. On July

14, 2017, we received the trial court’s July 12 findings and recommendations. We ADOPT the

trial court’s findings and recommendations that (1) appellant wants to pursue this appeal, (2)

appellate counsel Lara Bracamonte’s heavy workload has hindered her completing the brief, and

(3) counsel needs an additional thirty days in which to file appellant’s brief.

We ORDER appellant’s brief filed within thirty days of the date of this order.

/s/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE