Dontez Peter Jones v. State ( 2010 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-10-00228-CR Dontez Peter Jones, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 65594, HONORABLE JOE CARROLL, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION PER CURIAM Appellant’s brief was due June 24, 2010. The brief has not been received and appellant’s appointed attorney, Scott K. Stevens, did not respond to this Court’s notice that the brief is overdue. The appeal is abated. The trial court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether appellant desires to prosecute this appeal and, if so, whether the attorney it appointed to represent appellant has abandoned the appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(b)(2). The court shall make appropriate findings and recommendations. If necessary, the court shall appoint substitute counsel who will effectively represent appellant in this cause. A record from this hearing, including copies of all findings and orders and a transcription of the court reporter’s notes, shall be forwarded to the Clerk of this Court for filing as a supplemental record no later than forty-five days from the date of this opinion. Rule 38.8(b)(3). Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Patterson and Henson Abated Filed: September 29, 2010 Do Not Publish 2