COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
MICHAEL JUDE LAREDO, '
No. 08-13-00073-CR
Appellant, '
Appeal from the
v. '
County Court at Law No. 4
THE STATE OF TEXAS, '
of El Paso County, Texas
'
Appellees.
' (TC# 20110C10680)
ORDER
Pending before the Court is the motion of Brock Benjamin, retained attorney for the
Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause.
Before the Court can act on this motion it is necessary for the trial court to hold a hearing.
The trial court is directed to conduct a hearing to determine whether Appellant has retained new
counsel or is indigent and entitled to the appointment of counsel. The hearing should be held no
later than April 23, 2013. The court is authorized to enter any orders it deems necessary, including
an order appointing appellate counsel. The court reporter is directed to prepare a transcription of
the hearing and file it with this Court within ten days after the hearing is held.
If the court determines that Appellant is not indigent, the court shall make written findings
of fact and conclusions of law and file same with the trial court clerk. The county clerk shall
prepare a supplemental clerk’s record containing any orders entered by the trial court related to the
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hearing, including an order appointing counsel if Appellant is entitled, and the written findings of
fact, if any, and file it with this Court by May 3, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 3rd day of April, 2013.
PER CURIAM
Before McClure, C.J., Rivera and Rodriguez, JJ.