Order entered September 27, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-13-00494-CR
RONNIE DILLARD, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. MB12-63717-M
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On August 28, 2013, 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 days from the September 18, 2013 hearing
to file appellant’s brief.
We ORDER appellant to file his brief by OCTOBER 18, 2013. Because appellant’s
brief is already two months overdue, no further extensions will be granted. If appellant’s brief is
not filed by the date specified, we will order Nanette Hendrickson and the Dallas County Public
Defender’s Office removed as counsel and will order the trial court to appoint a new attorney to
represent appellant in this appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the
Honorable Jeffrey Rosenfield, Presiding Judge, County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2;
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