Rodys A. Sanchez v. State

ACCEPTED 01-14-00809 FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 1/12/2015 12:00:00 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE No. 01-14-00809-CR CLERK IN THE FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS Court of Appeals HOUSTON, TEXAS For the First Judicial District of Texas 1/12/2015 10:49:00 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE At Houston Clerk __________ RODYS A. SANCHEZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee _________ Cause number 1400848 In the 263rd Judicial District Court Of Harris County, Texas _________ Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for Appellant __________ TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS: Kelly Ann Smith, appointed counsel for the appellant, under TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5, moves to withdraw from representing the Appellant. In support of her motion, counsel submits the following: (A) The Honorable Jim Wallace, presiding judge of the 263rd District Court in Harris County, Texas, appointed counsel to represent the Appellant on appeal. (B) Attorney Cory Roth contacted counsel and informed her that the Appellant had retained Roth to represent the Appellant in the court of appeals, and he wished to substitute as counsel for the Appellant. (C) The substitute attorney’s name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and State Bar of Texas identification number are as follows: Cory Roth 4306 Montrose Boulevard, Suite 240 Houston, Texas 77006 Telephone# 713.864.3400 Fax# 713.864.6413 State Bar of Texas #24088337 (D) A copy of this motion has been delivered to the Appellant by certified and by first-class mail at the Appellant’s last known address: Rodys A. Sanchez TDCJ # 01955024 Eastham Unit 2665 Prison Road #1 Lovelady, TX 75851 Respectfully submitted, __/s/__Kelly Smith___________ KELLY ANN SMITH CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE & SERVICE Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5 & 9.4, this certifies that this document contains 299 words and a copy of the foregoing was served on the State at the following address: Devon Anderson, District Attorney, 1201 Franklin, 6th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002 and Cory Roth 4306 Montrose Boulevard, Suite 240 Houston, Texas 77006. __/s/__KellySmith______________ KELLY ANN SMITH Texas Bar No. 00797867 P.O. Box 10751 Houston, TX 77206 281-734-0668 Kelly.A.Smith.06@gmail.com 2