Hill, Samuel Lee v. State

Order entered December3 , 2012

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No. 05-12-00222-CR SAMUEL LEE HILL, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court

Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F11-70789-Q ORDER

The Court REINSTATES the appeal.

On October 22, 2012, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why appellant's brief has not been filed. We ADOPT the findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeal; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by court-appointed counsel Jeff Buchwald; (3) Mr. Buchwald's explanation for the delay in filing appellant's brief is his workload; and (4) Mr. Buchwald requested twenty days from the November 19, 2012 hearing to file appellant's brief.

We ORDER appellant to file his brief by DECEMBER 21, 2012. Because the brief is already almost three months overdue, no further extensions will be granted. If the brief is not filed by the date specified, we will order that Jeff Buchwald be removed and order that new counsel be appointed to represent appellant.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Honorable Lena Levario, Presiding Judge, 204th Judicial District Court, and to counsel for all parties.

/ DAVID L. BRIDGES JUSTICE