NUMBER 13-13-00420-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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COURTNEY HINOJOSA, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
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On appeal from the 24th District Court
of De Witt County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Courtney Hinojosa, was convicted of tampering with or fabricating
physical evidence. On December 12, 2013, this Court abated the appeal because of
counsel’s failure to file a brief and instructed the trial court to make findings as to whether
the appellant desires to prosecute this appeal.
Based on the trial court hearing, the trial court judge found that appellant does not
wish to prosecute her appeal and counsel’s failure to file a brief is consistent with
appellant’s desire.
Although no written motion has been filed in compliance with Rule 42.2(a) of the
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, based upon the evidence at the hearing that
appellant does not want to continue her appeal, we conclude that good cause exists to
suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a) in this case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2. Accordingly,
we dismiss the appeal.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
20th day of February, 2014.
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