Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2013

Guy T. Decker v. State

Guy T. Decker v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided February 27, 2013

Guy T. Decker v. State

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-13-00004-CR GUY T. DECKER APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ------------ FROM COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 3 OF DENTON COUNTY ------------ ABATEMENT ORDER ------------ Appellant’s court-appointed trial counsel, Jerry D. Parr, has filed a “Motion To Withdraw.” We abate the appeal and remand this case to the trial court to consider Mr. Parr’s motion. The trial court shall immediately conduct a hearing with appellant present to: 1. Determine whether appellant desires to prosecute his appeal; 2. Determine whether appellant remains indigent; 3. Determine whether new counsel should be appointed to represent appellant and appoint counsel, if necessary;1 4. If appellant desires to proceed pro se, admonish appellant of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation in accordance with Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 835, 95 S. Ct. 2525, 2541 (1975), and Hubbard v. State, 739 S.W.2d 341, 345 (Tex. Crim. App. 1987); 5. If appellant desires to proceed pro se, determine whether that decision is competently and intelligently made; and 6. Take any other measures that the trial court deems necessary to insure appellant does not forfeit his right to appeal.

The trial court shall file a record of the hearing in this court on or before Monday, April 1, 2013. The record shall include a supplemental reporter’s record and supplemental clerk’s record. Upon our receipt of the supplemental record, the appeal of this cause shall be automatically reinstated without further order. The clerk of this court shall transmit a copy of this order to appellant, the attorneys of record, the trial judge, the trial court clerk, and the court reporter.

DATED February 27, 2013.

PER CURIAM

If new counsel is appointed to represent appellant, the supplemental record shall reflect that counsel has been notified of the appointment. If appellant is incarcerated, the trial court shall also retain him in the county for a reasonable period of time to allow new counsel an opportunity to confer with appellant about filing an out-of-time appeal in the court of criminal appeals.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.