In Re Desmond Dwann Shannon v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-24-00009-CV IN RE DESMOND DWANN SHANNON On Appeal from the 6th District Court Lamar County, Texas Trial Court No. 92360 Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens MEMORANDUM OPINION Desmond Dwann Shannon filed a timely notice of appeal on February 7, 2024. The clerk’s record was filed on March 28, 2024. The original deadline for Shannon’s appellate brief was April 29, 2024. When neither a brief nor a motion to extend time for filing same was received by May 13, 2024, this Court advised Shannon by letter that his brief was late. We also extended the deadline for filing the brief to May 28, 2024. We warned Shannon that the failure to file a brief by May 28, 2024, would subject this appeal to dismissal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c). Shannon did not respond to our communication and did not file an appellate brief. Because we received no response to our letter of May 13, 2024, Shannon’s appeal is ripe for dismissal for want of prosecution. Consequently, pursuant to Rules 38.8 and 42.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3(b), (c). Scott E. Stevens Chief Justice Date Submitted: June 14, 2024 Date Decided: June 17, 2024 2