Order entered January 31, 2017
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-16-01448-CR
CARIS DENELL BRYANT, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F15-23635-J
ORDER
On January 23, 2017, the Court was notified that appellant’s counsel, Gregory
Neugebauer, had died. In light of this notification, we ORDER the trial court to make findings
regarding whether Neugebauer is deceased and, if the trial court finds that Neugebauer is
deceased, to appoint new counsel to represent appellant on appeal.
We ORDER the trial court to transmit to the Court, within FOURTEEN DAYS of the
date of this order, a supplemental clerk’s record containing the trial court’s findings and, if
appropriate, an order appointing new counsel. We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to
comply with this order. We will reinstate the appeal when we receive the supplemental record.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE