NUMBER 13-15-00603-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
WILLIAM DOUGLAS KINGSLEY, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 156th District Court
of Live Oak County, Texas.
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Longoria
Order Per Curiam
Appellant’s brief was originally due on March 4, 2016. On July 5, 2016, this Court
granted appellant’s third motion for extension of time and directed appellant to file the
brief on or before July 8, 2016. On July 12, 2016, the Clerk of the Court notified
appellant’s counsel that the brief had not been filed and requested a response concerning
the failure to file the brief within ten days. Counsel has nevertheless failed to file either
a response or an appellate brief in this matter.
Accordingly, we now ABATE this appeal and REMAND the cause to the trial court
for further proceedings pursuant to Rule 38.8(b)(2) and (3) of the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure. Upon remand, the trial court shall utilize whatever means necessary to make
appropriate findings and recommendations concerning the following: (1) whether
appellant desires to prosecute this appeal; (2) why appellant's counsel has failed to file a
brief and whether counsel has effectively abandoned the appeal; (3) whether appellant
has been denied effective assistance of counsel; (4) whether appellant's counsel should
be removed; and (5) whether appellant is indigent and entitled to court-appointed counsel.
If the trial court determines that appellant does want to continue the appeal, that
present counsel should be removed, and that appellant is indigent and entitled to
court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint new counsel to represent appellant
in this appeal. If new counsel is appointed, the name, address, telephone number, and
state bar number of said counsel shall be included in an order appointing counsel.
The trial court shall cause its findings and recommendations, together with any
orders it may enter regarding the aforementioned issues, to be included in a supplemental
clerk's record. Furthermore, the trial court shall cause a supplemental reporter's record
of any proceedings to be prepared. The supplemental clerk's record and supplemental
reporter's record, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or before the
expiration of thirty days from the date of this order.
It is so ORDERED.
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PER CURIAM
Do not publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
10th day of August, 2016.
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