Bruce Jones v. State ( 2020 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
April 27, 2020
No. 04-20-00172-CR
Bruce JONES,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2019-CR-5212
Honorable Andrew Wyatt Carruthers, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellant’s counsel of record has filed a letter stating he is not appellant’s court-
appointed appellate counsel. Since appellant is indigent, new appellate counsel must be
appointed. It is therefore ORDERED that this appeal is ABATED to the trial court. See Duncan
v. State, 653 S.W.2d 38, 40 (Tex. Crim. App. 1983) (holding that appellate courts may abate
appeals so that trial court can assure appellant has effective assistance of counsel). The trial court
is ORDERED to appoint new appellate counsel and to cause the trial court clerk to file a
supplemental clerk’s record containing documentation of such appointment within thirty (30)
days of the date this order is signed. After the supplemental clerk’s record is filed, the appeal
will be reinstated on the docket of this court. All filing deadlines are suspended until this
reinstatement.
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Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 27th day of April, 2020.
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MICHAEL A. CRUZ,
Clerk of Court