Bryan O Kossie v. State ( 2015 )

Motion Denied; Order filed July 16, 2015. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-14-00991-CR ____________ BRYAN O. KOSSIE, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 176th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1356861 ORDER Appellant is represented by appointed counsel, Joseph Salhab. Appellant’s brief was originally due March 23, 2015. We have granted a total of more than 90 days to file appellant’s brief until July 1, 2015. When we granted the last extension, we noted that no further extensions would be granted absent exceptional circumstances. No brief was filed. On July 9, 2015, counsel filed a further request for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. Counsel did not allege any exceptional circumstances in the request. We deny the request for extension and issue the following order. Accordingly, we order Joseph Salhab to file a brief with the clerk of this court on or before August 19, 2015. If counsel does not timely file appellant’s brief as ordered, the court will issue an order abating the appeal and directing the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine the reason for the failure to file the brief and the consideration of sanctions, appointment of new counsel, or other appropriate relief. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Jamison and Busby.