Waldrick Brooks v. State

Order entered December 8, 2016 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00182-CR No. 05-16-00183-CR WALDRICK BROOKS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F14-70150-S & F15-00333-S ORDER The Court REINSTATES these appeals. On November 10, 2016, we ordered the trial court to make findings regarding why appellant’s brief has not been filed. We ADOPT the findings that: (1) appellant desires to pursue the appeals; (2) appellant is indigent and represented by court-appointed counsel Kathryn Veech; (3) counsel’s explanation for the delay in filing appellant’s brief is due to family and personal health issues; and (4) counsel requests an additional fifteen days to file the brief. We ORDER appellant to file his brief within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order. /s/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE