Melvin Bernard Gooden v. State

Opinion

Order entered September 28, 2018

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00722-CR

MELVIN BERNARD GOODEN, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17-70898-I

ORDER Appellant timely filed his notice of appeal in the trial court on June 8, 2018. On September 27, 2018, counsel Dianne Jones McVay filed a motion to withdraw as counsel. In the motion, Ms. McVay states she has recently taken a job as senior counsel with a corporation and needs to withdraw. We GRANT the September 27th motion of Dianne Jones McVay to withdraw as counsel and DIRECT the Clerk to remove Dianne Jones McVay as appellant’s attorney of record. Because the trial court previously found appellant was indigent, we ORDER the trial court to appoint new counsel in this appeal and to transmit a copy of the order appointing new counsel within FIFTEEN DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER. The record is due October 6, 2018. /s/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE