Isela Pena Garcia v. State

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
ISELA PENA GARCIA, § No. 08-18-00129-CR
Appellant, § Appeal from the
v. § 143rd District Court
THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of Reeves County, Texas
State. § (TC# 17-07-08169-CRR)
§
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Appellant’s motion requesting appointment of counsel. The
trial court appointed counsel to represent Appellant on appeal, and that attorney filed a brief
pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), stating that Appellant’s appeal is frivolous.
In accordance with the procedures established in Anders, counsel also filed a motion to withdraw
as appellate counsel. The Court will not rule on the motion to withdraw until it has had an
opportunity to complete an independent review of the record and the briefs. Appellant is entitled
to review the record and file her own brief with the Court (referred to as Appellant’s pro se brief).
The pro se brief is currently due to be filed on March 9, 2019. Appellant is not entitled to have
another attorney appointed to assist her in preparing the pro se brief. Appellant’s motion for
appointment of counsel is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of February, 2019.
PER CURIAM
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez and Palafox, JJ.