Order entered January 23, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-13-01710-CR
ERRINGTON CHARLES HATCH, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 4
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F11-59284-K
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On December 18, 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 and represented by court-appointed counsel Nanette
Hendrickson; (3) Ms. Hendrickson’s explanation for the delay in filing appellant’s brief is her
workload; and (4) Ms. Hendrickson requested thirty additional days from the January 20, 2015
findings to file appellant’s brief.
We ORDER appellant to file his brief by FEBRUARY 19, 2015. We note that on
October 6, 2014, Ms. Hendrickson was granted an extension until October 28, 2014 to file
appellant’s brief. The brief is now three months overdue following that extension. Accordingly,
no further extensions will be granted. If appellant’s brief is not filed by the date specified, the
Court will utilize the available remedies to obtain the brief, which may include ordering that
Nanette Hendrickson be removed as appellant’s attorney of record and ordering the trial court to
appoint new counsel to represent appellant.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the
Honorable Dominique Collins, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 4; Katherine Drew,
Appellate Chief-Dallas County Public Defender’s Office; Nanette Hendrickson, Dallas County
Public Defender’s Office; and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE