Jacob Wilson, III v. State ( 2018 )

Order entered March 7, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-17-01138-CR
JACOB WILSON, III, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 422nd Judicial District Court
Kaufman County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 17-90023-422-F
ORDER
Appellant’s brief was originally due December 8, 2017. The Court granted two motions
to extend time to file the brief, making it due February 7, 2018. To date, no brief has been filed
and we have had no communication from appellant.
We therefore 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 thirty days from the date of this order or when the findings are
received, whichever is earlier.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE