Order entered November 20, 2018 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00473-CR No. 05-18-00474-CR RICKEY LECARDO MCGEE, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 1 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F16-34511-H & F16-34499-H ORDER We REINSTATE these appeals. We abated the appeals for a hearing to determine why appellant’s brief had not been filed. On November 16, 2018, a supplemental clerk’s record was filed with the trial court’s findings. We ADOPT the trial court’s findings and recommendations that (1) appellant wants to pursue this appeal; (2) April Smith is appellant’s appointed attorney and has not abandoned the appeal; and (3) counsel needs approximately thirty days in which to write the brief. We ORDER appellant’s brief filed on or before December 19, 2018. /s/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE