Devante Jerome Foster v. State

Order entered September 30, 2016 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-01539-CR DEVANTE JEROME FOSTER, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F14-31115-R ORDER The Court REINSTATES the appeal. On September 21, 2016, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why the appellant’s brief had not been filed. We ADOPT the September 27, 2016 findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeal; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by counsel Riann Moore of the Appellate Division of the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office who has not abandoned the appeal; and (3) counsel gave no explanation for the delay but requested thirty additional days to file the brief. We ORDER appellant to file his brief no later than October 31, 2016. /s/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE