NUMBERS 13-16-00050-CR; 13-16-00051-CR;
& 13-16-00052-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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LAWSON PRICE, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
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On appeal from the 214th District Court
of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Garza, Perkes, and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Lawson Price, was convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
and unauthorized absence from a corrections facility. On January 15, 2016, appellant
filed notices of appeal by and through his attorney. This Court abated the appeals on
August 3, 2016, because of counsel’s failure to file a brief and ordered the trial court to
determine whether appellant desired to prosecute these appeals. Counsel for appellant
subsequently has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel.
At the trial court hearing, appellant indicated that he wanted his appeals
dismissed and the record reflects appellant and his counsel signed a motion to withdraw
the appeal. A document titled “Order on Motion to Withdraw Appeal” with all three trial
court cause numbers contains the signature of appellant and counsel and grants
counsel’s motion to withdraw. A supplemental clerk’s record and reporter’s record have
been filed. Accordingly, these appeals are REINSTATED.
Although no written motion has been filed in compliance with Rule 42.2(a) of the
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, based upon the evidence at the hearing that
appellant does not want to continue his appeals and the signature of both counsel and
appellant on the “Order on Motion to Withdraw Appeal,” we conclude that good cause
exists to suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a) in this case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
6th day of October, 2016.
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