Order entered May 6, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01368-CR
VINCENT CROWLEY BERTRAND, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 5
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F12-56252-L
ORDER
On February 26, 2015, this Court, after adopting the trial court’s findings regarding why
appellant’s brief has not been filed, ordered appellant to file his brief by April 21, 2015. To date,
appellant has neither filed his briefs nor communicated with the Court regarding the status of the
brief.
Accordingly, we ORDER appellant to file his brief by FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015. If
appellant’s brief is not file by the date specified, the Court will utilize the remedies available to
it, which may include ordering that Jeff Buchwald be removed as appellant’s appointed attorney
and ordering the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant on appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the
Honorable Carter Thompson, Presiding Judge, Criminal District Court No. 5; Jeff Buchwald; and
the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
/s/ CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE