Jamal Desmond McClenton v. State ( 2016 )

Order entered December 21, 2016 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00624-CR No. 05-16-00625-CR JAMAL DESMOND MCCLENTON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F11-26246-I & F16-75306-I ORDER The Court REINSTATES these appeals. On December 7, 2016, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why appellant’s brief has not been filed. We ADOPT the December 9, 2016 findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeals; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by court- appointed counsel Lawrence Mitchell; (3) counsel’s explanation for the delay in filing appellant’s brief is due to medical reasons; and (4) counsel requests an additional thirty days to file the brief. We ORDER appellant to file his brief within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this order. /s/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE