In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-17-00139-CR
WILLIE GUILLERMO TORRES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 391st District Court
Tom Green County, Texas
Trial Court No. D-15-0230-SB
Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
ORDER
We abated this matter to the trial court for a hearing under Rule 38.8(b) of the Texas Rules
of Appellate Procedure to determine (1) whether the appellant still desired to prosecute this appeal,
(2) whether appointed appellate counsel had abandoned the appeal, and (3) if counsel had not
abandoned the appeal, why an appellate brief had not been filed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b).
After conducting the hearing mandated by our order, the trial court determined that the appellant
still desires to prosecute the appeal, that counsel has not abandoned the appeal, and that medical
issues prevented counsel from timely completing the appellate brief in this matter. The trial court
further determined that appointed counsel was medically capable of completing the briefing in this
case and recommended that we afford counsel an additional thirty days in which to complete the
opening brief. In light of the trial court’s findings and in keeping with its recommendations, we
hereby order appointed counsel to file the appellant’s brief in this matter on or before January 11,
2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: December 12, 2017
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