ACCEPTED
12-14-00198-CR
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
TYLER, TEXAS
1/29/2015 2:46:36 PM
CATHY LUSK
CLERK
NO. 12-14-00198-CR
FILED IN
12th COURT OF APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE TYLER, TEXAS
§ 1/29/2015 2:46:36 PM
VS. § TWELFTH COURT CATHY S. LUSK
§ Clerk
ANTHONY DORSETT PURVIS § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO WITHDRAW
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Wm. M. House, Jr., Movant and attorney of record for
Defendant, Anthony Dorsett Purvis, brings this Motion to Withdraw as counsel and
in support thereof shows:
1. Movant was appointed by the Court to represent Defendant in the trial
of this cause.
2. Defendant, Anthony Dorsett Purvis, was convicted of two counts of
Aggravated Sexual Assault with child and two counts of Indecency with
Child-Sexual Contact and was sentenced to 45 years on counts 1 &2 and 20 years
on counts 3&4 on June 6, 2014. Movant has advised Anthony Dorsett Purvis of
his right to appeal in this cause.
3. Movant and Defendant request the Court appoint an attorney to
represent Defendant in his appeal in this case, because he is indigent and cannot
afford to employ counsel. Defendant's Affidavit of Indigence is already on file
with the papers in this cause and there has been no change in his financial ability to
hire an attorney to represent him in this case.
4. Movant has advised Defendant of his right to file a motion for new
trial and a notice of appeal; that Movant will assist in requesting prompt
appointment of replacement counsel if Defendant wishes to file a motion for new
trial and/or a notice of appeal; and, if replacement counsel is not appointed
promptly and Defendant wishes to pursue an appeal, Movant will file a timely
notice of appeal.
5. A copy of this motion has been mailed by certified mail and by
regular mail to him at his last known address: Anthony Dorsett Purvis 01941467,
3872 FM 350 South, Texas 77351.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Movant prays that the
Court allow Wm. M. House, Jr. to withdraw as counsel for Anthony Dorsett Purvis
and from any further representation of Anthony Dorsett Purvis in this cause.
Defendant and Movant further pray the Court appoint counsel to represent
Defendant in the appeal of this case.
Respectfully submitted,
Wm. M. House, Jr.
Attorney at Law
800 North Church
Palestine, Texas 75801
Tel: (903) 723-2077
Fax: (903) 723-6323
By:
Wm. M. House, Jr.
State Bar No. 10045000
wmmhousejr@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Anthony Dorsett Purvis
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on January 29, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
above and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office,
Anderson County, Texas, by personal delivery.
Wm. M. House, Jr.
Attorney at Law
NO. 12-14-00198-CR
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE
§
VS. § TWELFTH COURT
§
ANTHONY DORSETT PURVIS § OF APPEALS
NOTICE
To: Anthony Dorsett Purvis
NOTICE is hereby given, as provided by Rule 6 of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure, that the following deadlines and/or settings exist in this case:
Wm. M. House, Jr.
Attorney at Law
800 North Church
Palestine, Texas 75801
Tel: (903) 723-2077
Fax: (903) 723-6323
By:
Wm. M. House, Jr.
State Bar No. 10045000
wmmhousejr@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Anthony Dorsett Purvis
I certify that a copy of this Notice has been mailed by certified mail and by
regular mail to the above-named Defendant at his last known address: Anthony
Dorsett Purvis 01941467, 3872 FM 350 South, Texas 77351 on January 29, 2015.
Wm. M. House, Jr.