Guadalupe Vasquez v. State ( 2005 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

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NO. 03-04-00307-CR

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Guadalupe Vasquez, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

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FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 3030048, HONORABLE WILFORD FLOWERS, JUDGE PRESIDING

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O R D E R

PER CURIAM

Appellant's brief was originally due September 24, 2004. On counsel's motion, the time for filing was extended to November 15, 2004. The brief has not been received and counsel did not respond to the Court's overdue notice.

Appellant's counsel, Mr. Martin J. Thompson, Jr., was appointed to this appeal by the district court. That court is ordered to conduct a hearing to determine whether Thompson has abandoned the appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2). The court shall make appropriate findings and recommendations. If Thompson is not prepared to prosecute this appeal in a timely fashion, the court shall appoint substitute counsel who will effectively represent appellant on appeal. A record from this hearing, including copies of all findings and orders and a transcription of the court reporter's notes, shall be forwarded to the Clerk of this Court for filing as a supplemental record no later than February 18, 2005. Rule 38.8(b)(3).

It is ordered January 21, 2005.

Before Chief Justice Law, Justices B. A. Smith and Puryear

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