Aaron Philip Fernandez v. the State of Texas ( 2022 )

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: Aaron Philip Fernandez v. The State of Texas Appellate case number: 01-21-00541-CR Trial court case number: 1609682 Trial court: 177th District Court of Harris County Appellant Aaron Philip Fernandez filed a “Motion to Substitute Counsel and Motion for Access to Appellate Record.” Appellant states Seth Krezer “was appointed to represent Appellant on appeal” and Appellant now wishes for “Kristen Jernigan to represent him in the appeal.” Appellant further requests that Kristen Jernigan be granted access to the appellate record. By filing the motion, Kristen Jernigan has now appeared as counsel of record for Appellant. She is hereby granted access to the Appellate record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.2, 9.1. Appellant’s motion for substitution of counsel is denied. The motion does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(b), (d). Seth Kretzer remains as Appellant’s lead counsel until new lead counsel is designated or a motion to withdraw or to substitute compliant with Rule 6.5 is filed and granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.1(c), 6.5. It is so ORDERED. Judge’s signature: /s/ Veronica Rivas-Molloy Acting individually Date: February 8, 2022