In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-15-00249-CR
RUDY CORTINAS, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 432nd District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 1345818D, Honorable Ruben Gonzalez, Jr., Presiding
July 23, 2015
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
Appellant Rudy Cortinas appeals his conviction for possessing a controlled
substance. He filed his notice of appeal pro se and now seeks the appointment of
appellate counsel.
Accordingly, we abate this appeal and remand the cause to the trial court for
further proceedings. Upon remand, the trial court shall immediately determine, via a
reasonable means selected by the trial court, whether Appellant is entitled to the
appointment of counsel per Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.04. The trial
court is also directed to enter such orders necessary to address the aforementioned
question and to order the appointment of counsel if appellant is found entitled to same.
So too shall it include its findings on this matter (including the name, address, and
phone number of any attorney it may appoint to represent Appellant in this appeal) in a
supplemental record and cause that record to be filed with the clerk of this Court by
August 24, 2015. Should further time be needed to perform these tasks, then same
must be requested before that date.
Per Curiam
Do not publish.
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