COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER

Appeal number: 01-18-00161-CR Style: Gary Wayne Thompson v. State of Texas; from the 239th District Court of Brazoria County, Trial Court Case No. 78285-CR

Appellant’s appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw, citing his election as judge of the 240th District Court of Fort Bend County. We abate the appeal and remand for the trial court to consider and rule on the motion to withdraw and for appointment of new counsel to represent appellant on appeal. The trial court’s orders must be filed in a supplemental clerk’s record with this Court by no later than March 29, 2019.

The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this Court’s active docket. The appeal will be reinstated on this Court’s active docket when the supplemental record is filed in this Court.

It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: __/s/ Justice Gordon Goodman__________ Acting for the Court Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Goodman and Countiss.

Date: March 14, 2019

encls. Motion to withdraw ACCEPTED 01-18-00161-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 1/31/2019 8:38 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 1/31/2019 8:38:57 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk