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Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
September 16, 2021
No. 04-21-00037-CR
Derrick GRISSETT,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 175th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2018CR12975
Honorable Catherine Torres-Stahl, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellant’s court-appointed attorney has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which she asserts there are no meritorious issues to
raise on appeal. Counsel certifies she has served copies of the brief and motion on appellant,
informed appellant of his right to review the record and file his own brief, and explained to
appellant the procedure for obtaining the record. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85 (Tex.
App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San
Antonio 1996, no pet.); see also Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). If
appellant desires to file a pro se brief, he must do so within forty-five (45) days from the date of
this order.
The State has filed a notice waiving its right to file a brief in this case unless appellant
files a pro se brief. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief no
later than thirty days after appellant’s pro se brief is filed in this court.
We further ORDER the motion to withdraw filed by appellant’s counsel to be HELD IN
ABEYANCE pending further order of the court. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-82 (1988);
Schulman v. State, 252 S.W.3d 403, 410-11 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
We instruct the Clerk of this Court to serve a copy of this order on appellant, his counsel,
the attorney for the State, and the clerk of the trial court.
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Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 16th day of September, 2021.
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MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court