PER CURIAM

Appellant's appointed counsel on appeal has filed a motion to withdraw, on the ground that he has accepted employment as an assistant district attorney. This Court may not grant the motion because the effect would be to leave the indigent appellant without counsel. Therefore, the motion is dismissed. The district court is ordered to promptly appoint substitute counsel for the appeal of this cause, whereupon present counsel shall be permitted to withdraw. ⁽¹⁾

It is ordered September 5, 2002.

Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Yeakel

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1. Counsel's brief on appellant's behalf was filed August 23, 2002. The request for oral argument is pending.