Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2014

Robert Joseph Mangiafico, Jr. v. State

Robert Joseph Mangiafico, Jr. v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 2, 2014

Robert Joseph Mangiafico, Jr. v. State

Opinion

Order entered July 2, 2014

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01407-CR No. 05-13-01408-CR ROBERT JOSEPH MANGIAFICO, JR., Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 380-80747-2011, 380-80749-2011 ORDER The Court REINSTATES the appeals.

On May 21, 2014, 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; (3) the trial court appointed Mary Scanlon to represent appellant on September 20, 2013; (4) Ms. Scanlon informed the trial court that due to family illness, she did not believe she could adequately fulfill her responsibilities as appellant’s attorney at this time; (5) the trial court granted Ms. Scanlon’s motion to withdraw and appointed John Schomburger as appellant’s new attorney; and (6) the trial court recommended that Mr. Schomburger be given until August 15, 2014 to file appellant’s brief.

We DIRECT the Clerk to substitute John Schomburger as appellant’s appointed attorney of record in place of Mary Scanlon.

We ORDER appellant to file his brief by AUGUST 15, 2014.

/s/ DAVID EVANS JUSTICE

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