Townsend, Randall Todd

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 22, 2020
• Docket: PD-1259-19
• Status: Published

Opinion

GRANT PD-1259-19 PER CURIAM COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 04/22/2020 Transmitted 4/22/2020 2:08 PM Accepted 4/22/2020 3:12 PM DEANA WILLIAMSON PD-1259-19 CLERK COURT OF APPEALS CAUSE NO. 13-18-00049-CR _________________________________________________ FILED COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 4/22/2020 TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALSDEANA WILLIAMSON, CLERK OF THE STATE OF TEXAS _________________________________________________

RANDALL TODD TOWNSEND Appellant

v.

STATE OF TEXAS Appellee Appeal from Hamilton County _______________________________________________

MOTION TO WITHDRAW AND NOTICE OF SUBSTITION OF COUNSEL _______________________________________________

Justin Bradford Smith Texas Bar No. 24072348 Harrell, Stoebner, & Russell, P.C. 2106 Bird Creek Drive Temple, Texas 76502 Phone: 254-771-1855 Fax: 254-771-2082 Email: justin@templelawoffice.com

E. Alan Bennett Texas Bar No. 02140700 Sheehy, Lovelace & Mayfield, P.C. 510 N. Valley Mills Dr., Ste. 500 Waco, Texas 76710 Telephone: (254) 772-8022 Telecopier: (254) 772-9297 Email: abennett@slm.law

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

Motion to Withdraw and Notice of Substitution of Counsel Page 1 Townsend v. State; Cause No. PD-1259-19 TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

In accordance with Rule 6.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,

Appellant’s counsel, Justin Bradford Smith, moves to withdraw from representing

Mr. Townsend because he has accepted employment with the Bell County District

Attorney’s office. The trial court has appointed Alan Bennett to represent Mr.

Townsend in Mr. Smith’s stead. See Exhibit A. The information required by Rule

6.5(d) is contained in Mr. Bennett’s signature block below. In compliance with Rule

6.5(b), Appellant’s counsel is delivering a copy of this motion to Mr. Townsend by

first-class and certified mail to his last known address, as evidenced by her inclusion

on the certificate of service below.

Respectfully submitted:

/s/ Justin Bradford Smith Justin Bradford Smith Texas Bar No. 24072348

Harrell, Stoebner, & Russell, P.C. 2106 Bird Creek Drive Temple, Texas 76502 Phone: 254-771-1855 Fax: 254-771-2082 Email: justin@templelawoffice.com

Motion to Withdraw and Notice of Substitution of Counsel Page 2 Townsend v. State; Cause No. PD-1259-19 /s/ Alan Bennett E. Alan Bennett Texas Bar No. 02140700 Sheehy, Lovelace & Mayfield, P.C. 510 N. Valley Mills Dr., Ste. 500 Waco, Texas 76710 Telephone: (254) 772-8022 Telecopier: (254) 772-9297 Email: abennett@slm.law

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that, on April 22, 2020, a true and correct copy of the Motion

to Withdraw and Notice of Substitution of Counsel is being or will be provided to

the following by email and/or eservice and/or mail:

Randall Todd Townsend 600 S. Bell Street Hamilton, Texas 76531 VIA FIRST-CLASS MAIL AND CM-RRR

Lance Kutnick Jennifer Wissinger Texas Attorney General Office Criminal Prosecutions Division P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: 512-463-3038 Fax: 512-370-9942 Email: lance.kutnick@oag.texas.gov Jennifer.wissinger@oag.texas.gov

Motion to Withdraw and Notice of Substitution of Counsel Page 3 Townsend v. State; Cause No. PD-1259-19 Adam Sibley Damon Kersh Hamilton County District Attorney's Office P.O. Box 368 Meridian, Texas 76665-0368 Phone: 254-435-2994 Fax: 254-435-2952 Email: adam_sibley@mac.com dkersh27@gmail.com

Stacey M. Soule John Messinger State Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 13046 Austin, Texas 78711-3046 Phone: 512-463-1660 Fax: 512-463-5724 Email: information@spa.texas.gov Attorneys for the State

/s/ Justin Bradford Smith Justin Bradford Smith

Motion to Withdraw and Notice of Substitution of Counsel Page 4 Townsend v. State; Cause No. PD-1259-19 EXHIBIT A Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Justin Smith Bar No. 24072348 justin@templelawoffice.com Envelope ID: 42480545 Status as of 04/22/2020 15:13:04 PM -05:00

Associated Case Party: State Prosecuting Attorney

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Adam Sibley adam_sibley@mac.com 4/22/2020 2:08:30 PM SENT

Jennifer Wissinger jennifer.wissinger@oag.texas.gov 4/22/2020 2:08:30 PM SENT

Case Contacts

John Messinger information@spa.texas.gov 4/22/2020 2:08:30 PM SENT

Lance Kutnik lance.kutnick@oag.texas.gov 4/22/2020 2:08:30 PM SENT

Damon Kersh dkersh27@gmail.com 4/22/2020 2:08:30 PM SENT