Order entered April 9, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00037-CR
JOHN KENNETH WEEKLEY, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 1
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F-0955995-H
ORDER
The Court REINSTATES the appeal.
On February 18, 2015, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding appellant’s
motion to dismiss appointed counsel and proceed pro se. The trial court conducted a hearing and
advised appellant of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation. Appellant signed a
document stating he was waiving his right to be represented by counsel.
Accordingly, we GRANT appellant’s February 17, 2015 motion to dismiss counsel and
proceed pro se. We DIRECT the Clerk to remove Catherine Bernhard as appellant’s appointed
attorney of record and to show that appellant is representing himself on this appeal.
No hearing was conducted on appellant’s motion for post-conviction DNA testing.
Further, the record of the hearing on appellant’s motion to dismiss counsel showed that Ms.
Bernhard had already given appellant part of the record and was going to provide him a copy of
the supplemental clerk’s record.
We GRANT appellant’s April 6, 2015 motion to extend time to file his brief only to the
extent that we ORDER appellant to file his brief by MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015. We remind
appellant that pro se appellants are held to the same standards as licensed attorneys and that he
will be required to comply with all applicable laws and rules of procedure. See Johnson v. State,
760 S.W.2d 277, 279 (Tex. Crim. App. 1988); Williams v. State, 549 S.W.2d 183, 187 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1977). If appellant’s brief is not filed by the date specified, the Court will, without
further notice, order the appeal submitted without briefs. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b); Lott v.
State, 874 S.W.2d 687 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994).
We DIRECT the Clerk to send a copy of this order, by first-class mail, to John Kenneth
Weekley, BIN 15013405, Dallas County Jail, P.O. Box 660334, Dallas, Texas 75266-0334.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to
Catherine Bernhard and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE