Al Patterson v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Order entered January 20, 2023 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-01303-CR AL PATTERSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F20-76751-J ORDER Before the Court is appellant’s motion to substitute counsel. When an attorney substitutes for a withdrawing attorney, Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5(d) requires the withdrawing attorney to comply with Rule 6.5(b), which provides, “The motion must be delivered to the party in person or mailed–both by certified and by first-class mail–to the party at the party’s last known address.” TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(b). The motion does not show compliance with Rule 6.5(b). Accordingly, we DENY the motion to substitute counsel without prejudice to the filing of a motion that complies with Rule 6.5. We DIRECT the Clerk to list Kristen R. Brown and Meredith Belgooy as counsel of record for appellant. All future correspondence shall be sent to Ms. Brown and Ms. Belgooey at the addresses on file with the Court. The reporter’s record is due FEBRUARY 9, 2023. /s/ ERIN A. NOWELL JUSTICE