Allen Dewitt Sipsey v. State ( 2001 )

                                                             11th Court of Appeals

                                                                  Eastland, Texas

                                                                          Order

Allen Dewitt Sipsey

Appellant

Vs.       Nos. 11-00-00017-CR, 11-00-00018-CR, 11-00-00019-CR, & 11-00-00020-CR B

Appeals from Harris County     

State of Texas

Appellee

Appellant=s briefs in the above appeals were originally due to be filed in this court on or before March 11, 2000.  A total of three pro se motions to extend the time in which to file the briefs has been granted.  On November 8, 2000, the appeals were abated pursuant to TEX.R.APP.P. 38.8(b).  As a result of the November 29, 2000, hearing, the trial court determined that appellant was exercising his right to represent himself and that appellant=s decision to proceed pro se has been knowingly and intelligently made. Appellant informed the trial court at the hearing that he did not want court-appointed counsel and made the following statement: AI=d like to pursue, with my family, retained counsel to represent me, by December the 8th, as well.@ 

On December 6, 2000, the appeals were reinstated, and appellant was notified that his briefs were now due to be filed on or before January 16, 2001.  The briefs have not been filed, and the only communication received from appellant has been a letter dated January 17, 2001, and received in this court on January 22, 2001, stating that he was mailing motions for extension of time Aforthcoming under separate cover.@  As of this date, no motions for extension of time have been filed.

Appellant is directed to file his briefs on or before March 12, 2001.  Failure to timely file the briefs may result in the submission of the appeals on the records alone.

PER CURIAM

February 8, 2001

Do not publish.  See TEX.R.APP.P. 47.3(b).

Panel consists of: Arnot, C.J., and

Wright, J., and McCall, J.