Order entered October 10, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-12-00898-CR
BRANDON LAWRENCE COOPER, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 401st Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 401-81168-2011
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On September 16, 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 Mitchell
Nolte; (3) counsel’s explanation for the delay in filing appellant’s brief is his workload; and
(4) counsel requested thirty days from the September 27, 2013 hearing to file appellant’s brief.
We ORDER appellant to file his brief by NOVEMBER 1, 2013. Because the brief is
already two months overdue, no further extensions will be granted absent a showing of
extraordinary circumstances. If appellant’s brief is not filed by the date specified, we will order
Mitchell Nolte removed as appellant’s counsel and will order the trial court to appoint a new
attorney to represent appellant in the appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the
Honorable Mark Rusch, Presiding Judge, 401st Judicial District Court, and to counsel for all
parties.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE