Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2017

John Finley Walker v. State

John Finley Walker v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided November 16, 2017

John Finley Walker v. State

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § John Finley Walker, No. 08-17-00133-CR § Appellant, Appeal from the § v. 394th District Court § The State of Texas, of Brewster County, Texas § State. (TC# 4397) § ORDER Pending before the Court is a motion filed by Mr. Bart E. Medley, Appellant’s court- appointed attorney, to withdraw as counsel on appeal, request for the trial court to appoint new counsel, and request for extension of time to file Appellant’s brief. Mr. Medley represents that there is a conflict of interest as he has accepted a position with the 83rd District Attorney’s Office which will begin December 18, 2017 which prevents him from continuing to represent Appellant in this appeal. The motion to withdraw is GRANTED. The trial court is ordered to appoint counsel to represent Appellant on appeal. The order of appointment shall be filed with the trial court no later than December 8, 2017. Further, the order of appointment shall be included in a supplemental clerk’s record and forwarded to this Court no later than December 15, 2017.

Further, Appellant’s brief shall be due thirty days after the supplemental clerk’s record is filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of November, 2017.

PER CURIAM Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez and Palafox, JJ.

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