Order entered December 16, 2016
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-16-01024-CR
SIMON SAMUEL LOPEZ, JR., Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 219th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 380-80596-10
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant’s December 13, 2016 motion to withdraw as attorney and
motion to extend time to file his brief.
We GRANT appellant’s motion to withdraw as appointed counsel on appeal. We
DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to remove Tim Avery as appointed counsel for the appeal.
We ORDER the trial court to appoint new counsel to represent appellant on appeal. We
ORDER the trial court to transmit a supplemental clerk’s record containing the order appointing
new counsel to this Court within FIFTEEN DAYS of the date of this order.
We GRANT appellant’s motion to extend time to file his brief. Appellant’s brief shall be
filed at a date to be determined after the trial court appoints new counsel and the appeal is
reinstated.
We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. We will
reinstate the appeal when we receive the order appointing new counsel.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE