NUMBER 13-15-00088-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
TRINITY RINGELSTEIN, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 148th District Court
of Nueces County, Texas.
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Perkes
Order Per Curiam
The Honorable Dante Dominguez, retained counsel for appellant, Trinity
Ringelstein, has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel in this cause. According to the
motion, counsel requests to withdraw as counsel so that experienced, learned counsel
may be assigned for the appellant. Because it is unknown whether appellant is entitled
to appointed counsel on appeal, we ABATE and REMAND this cause as follows.
Upon remand, the trial court shall utilize whatever means necessary to make
appropriate findings and recommendations concerning the following: (1) whether
appellant desires to prosecute this appeal; (2) whether appellant has been denied
effective assistance of counsel; and (3) whether appellant is indigent and entitled to
court-appointed counsel.
If the trial court determines that appellant does want to continue the appeal and
that appellant is indigent and entitled to court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall
appoint new counsel to represent appellant in this appeal. If new counsel is appointed,
the name, address, telephone number, and state bar number of said counsel shall be
included in an order appointing counsel.
The trial court shall cause its findings and recommendations, together with any
orders it may enter regarding the aforementioned issues, to be included in a supplemental
clerk's record. Furthermore, the trial court shall cause a supplemental reporter's record
of any proceedings to be prepared. The supplemental clerk's record and supplemental
reporter's record, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or before the
expiration of thirty days from the date of this order.
It is so ORDERED.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed this
the 2nd day of December, 2015.
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