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Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
April 26, 2022
No. 04-21-00331-CR
John Darrick RITTENBERRY,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 198th Judicial District Court, Kerr County, Texas
Trial Court No. B20109
Honorable Rex Emerson, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellant’s brief originally was due on December 29, 2021. On February 21, 2022, Mr.
Patrick Maguire, appellant’s appointed counsel, filed a “Motion to Abate Appeal and for
Appointment of New Counsel,” in which he stated he had a conflict of interest in representing
appellant.1 On February 1, 2022, we granted the motion and abated this case to the trial court for
appointment of new counsel. On April 22, 2022, a supplemental clerk’s record was filed
containing a copy of the trial court’s order appointing Mr. Oliver Neel as appellant’s counsel.
Mr. Neel is ORDERED to file appellant’s brief no later than May 26, 2022.
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Irene Rios, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 26th day of April, 2022.
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MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court
1 Counsel states he acted as the magistrate in appellant’s underlying criminal case in December 2019.