Kariasa MacHell Thomas v. State ( 2015 )

Dismissed and Opinion Filed June 16, 2015 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01417-CR KARIASA MACHELL THOMAS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F13-58505-V MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Myers and Brown On May 22, 2015, appellant filed a pro se motion to dismiss the appeal. A copy of the motion was sent to appellate counsel, who was directed to sign the copy if he concurred in appellant’s decision and return it to the Court. Rather than signing the copy and returning it to the Court, on May 28, 2015, counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel, in which he states he conferred with appellant regarding her decision, and that he has confirmed appellant does desire to abandon her appeal. He attached a copy of appellant’s statement that she understood the consequences of dismissing her appeal, and agreed to counsel’s decision to withdraw. On May 29, 2015, appellant filed a second pro se motion to dismiss her appeal. We will read these documents together to constitute a motion to dismiss the appeal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a). The Court GRANTS the motion and ORDERS that the appeal be DISMISSED and this decision be certified below for observance. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a). PER CURIAM Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47 141417F.U05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT KARIASA MACHELL THOMAS, On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Appellant Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F13-58505-V. No. 05-14-01417-CR V. Opinion delivered per curiam before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Myers and THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Brown. Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. Judgment entered June 16, 2015.