In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
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No. 07-16-00372-CR
No. 07-16-00373-CR
No. 07-16-00374-CR
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ISAAC J. ADAMS, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 432nd District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 1414530D, 1409243D & 1414529D; Honorable Ruben Gonzalez, Jr., Presiding
January 24, 2018
ORDER
Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.
Appellant, Isaac J. Adams, has filed with this court a pro se motion requesting early
issuance of mandates. We grant that motion.
After Appellant’s appellate counsel filed an Anders brief, this court affirmed the trial
court’s judgments of conviction for manslaughter and for two counts of aggravated
assault. See Adams v. State, Nos. 07-16-00372-CR, 07-16-00373-CR, and 07-16-00374-
CR, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 11202 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Nov. 30, 2017, no pet. h.).
Subsequent to the issuance of this court’s opinion, Appellant did not file a motion for
rehearing or request en banc reconsideration; however, he did file a pro se motion for
extension of time in which to file a petition for discretionary review with the Texas Court
of Criminal Appeals. That extension was granted and the deadline for filing was extended
to March 3, 2018. Appellant has now filed a pro se motion requesting that his appeals be
terminated and mandates issue.
This court’s plenary power over a judgment expires sixty days after a judgment is
issued “if no timely filed motion for rehearing or en banc reconsideration, or timely filed
motion to extend time to file such a motion, is then pending.” TEX. R. APP. P. 19.1(a).
Therefore, although Appellant has been granted additional time to file a petition for
discretionary review, should he be inclined to do so, this court retains plenary power to
grant the relief he has requested.
Rule 18.1(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides for issuance of
an early mandate “if the parties so agree, or for good cause on the motion of a party.”
TEX. R. APP. P. 18.1(c). By his motion, Appellant acknowledges that he cannot be
transferred from the Tarrant County jail to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice until
mandates issue in these appeals. Appellant clearly and unequivocally expresses his
desire to be transferred “A.S.A.P.”1
1 Appellant further notes that he has filed a motion in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
requesting dismissal of his appeals.
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By Order of the Court, for good cause on Appellant’s motion, his motion for early
issuance of mandates is granted. Mandates in all three causes will be issued forthwith.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
Do not publish.
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