Mindy Star Alfaro A.K.A. Mindy Star Lynch v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 28, 2020
• Docket: 04-20-00419-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas October 28, 2020

No. 04-20-00419-CR

Mindy Star ALFARO a.k.a. Mindy Star Lynch, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 290th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2018CR8159 The Honorable Jennifer Pena, Judge Presiding

ORDER Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 368 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. Counsel has informed appellant of her right to file her own brief and provided appellant with a form motion for requesting the appellate record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.).

If appellant desires to request the appellate record, she must file the motion requesting the record on or before November 6, 2020. If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, she must do so on or before December 7, 2020. See Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177 n.1. If appellant files a pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief no later than thirty (30) days after the date appellant’s pro se brief is filed in this court.

It is ORDERED that counsel’s motion to withdraw is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further order of the court.

_________________________________ Irene Rios, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 28th day of October, 2020.

___________________________________ Michael A. Cruz, Clerk of Court