Darrell Ryann Hess v. State

 Opinion issued March 10, 2006














In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00168-CR

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DARRELL RYANN HESS, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 262nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 931230




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               On December 6, 2005, appellant Darrell Ryann Hess filed a motion to dismiss his appeal and his appointed counsel. The motion does not contain the signature of his attorney of record. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.2(a). Additionally, no brief had been filed for appellant. On January 9, 2006, we abated this appeal and ordered a hearing in the trial court. Among the issues the trial judge was to consider was whether appellant desired to prosecute the appeal. The trial court conducted the hearing on February 16, 2006, and the supplemental record of that hearing has been filed in this Court. At the hearing, appellant stated that he wished to withdraw this appeal.

               We order the appeal reinstated. Given appellant’s expressed desire to forego pursuit of his appeal, we conclude that good cause exists to suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a) in this case in accordance with Rule 2. See Tex. R. App. P. 2. We have not yet issued a decision. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

               All pending motions are denied as moot. 

               The clerk of this Court is directed to issue the mandate. Tex. R. App. P. 18.1.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Keyes, and Hanks.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).