Antonio Jackson v. State

Order entered October 24, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00557-CR
ANTONIO JACKSON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 005-80497-2018
ORDER
Appellant’s October 21, 2018 third motion to extend the time to file appellant’s brief is
DENIED.
We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine why appellant’s brief has
not been filed. In this regard, the trial court shall make appropriate findings and
recommendations and determine whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeal, whether
appellant is indigent, or if not indigent, whether retained counsel has abandoned the appeal. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b). If the trial court cannot obtain appellant’s presence at the hearing, the
trial court shall conduct the hearing in appellant’s absence. See Meza v. State, 742 S.W.2d 708(Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 1987, no pet.) (per curiam). If appellant is indigent, the trial court is
ORDERED to take such measures as may be necessary to assure effective representation, which
may include appointment of new counsel.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record of the proceedings, which shall include
written findings and recommendations, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this
order.
This appeal is ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with the above order. The
appeal shall be reinstated when the findings are received or at such other time as the Court deems
appropriate.
/s/ CRAIG STODDART
JUSTICE
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