Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2013

Donald Stevenson v. State

Donald Stevenson v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided August 16, 2013

Donald Stevenson v. State

Opinion

Order entered August 16, 2013

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-12-01668-CR No. 05-12-01669-CR DONALD STEVENSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F12-54028-R, F12-54029-R ORDER The Court REINSTATES the appeals.

On July 29, 2013, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding the status of the appeal. We ADOPT the findings that: (1) appointed counsel David Pire has been unable to complete appellant’s brief due to health issues; and (2) John Tatum has been appointed as appellant’s attorney in place of Mr. Pire.

We DIRECT the Clerk to substitute John Tatum as appellant’s attorney of record in place of David Pire.

We ORDER appellant to file a brief within FORTY-FIVE DAYS of the date of this order.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to David Pire, John Tatum, and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

/s/ LANA MYERS JUSTICE

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