Ace Allen Kretzer Jr. v. State

In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ___________________ NO. 09-11-00610-CR NO. 09-11-00611-CR ___________________ ACE ALLEN KRETZER JR., Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee ________________________________________________________________ _ On Appeal from the 1st District Court Newton County, Texas Trial Cause Nos. ND 6577 and ND 6578 ________________________________________________________________ __ ORDER On February 15, 2013, appellant’s appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and a brief which urges this Court to review these appeals pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 408-09 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). Counsel certified service of the motion to withdraw and the brief on the appellant. Counsel states he provided appellant with a copy of the clerk’s records and the reporter’s records, 1 notified appellant of his right to review the records and file a pro se brief, and advised appellant of his right to seek discretionary review. It is, therefore, ORDERED that appellant, Ace Allen Kretzer Jr., be given 60 days from the date hereof to file a pro se brief. It is, further, ORDERED that the State may file a reply brief, due 30 days from the date appellant files his brief, or if no brief is filed by appellant, 70 days from the date hereof. ORDER ENTERED February 28, 2013. PER CURIAM Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ. 2