Order entered October / ~ , 2012
In The
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No. 05-12-00173-CR
No. 05-12-00174-CR
MAIDR ABDALRAZZAAQEL, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. Fll-00580-H, Fll-00581-H
ORDER
On September 21, 2012, this Court ordered appellant to file his brief by October 8, 2012.
We warned that because the brief is already three months overdue, no further extensions would
be granted. We further warned appointed counsel Jeff Buchwald that if he did not file the brief
by the date specified, we would order him removed as counsel and order the trial court to appoint
new counsel to represent appellant. Nevertheless, to date, Mr. Buchwald has neither filed
appellant's brief nor communicated with the Court regarding the status of the· appeals.
Accordingly, this Court ORDERS Jeff Buchwald removed as appellant's appointed attorney of
record.
We ORDER the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant in these appeals
and to transmit, within FIFfEEN DAYS of the date of this order, supplemental records
containing the order appointing new counsel.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the
Honorable Robert Burns, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court; Jeff Buchwald; and Michael
Casillas, Dallas County District Attorney's Office.
We ABATE the appeals to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeals
shall be reinstated fifteen days from the date of this order or when the order appointing new
counsel is received.
DAVID L. BRIDGES
JUSTICE