Order entered July 20, 2017
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-17-00034-CR
JOSEPH TODD SMITH, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 366th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 366-80590-2016
ORDER
We REINSTATE this appeal.
Because appellant’s brief had not been filed, we abated this appeal for a hearing. On July
14, 2017, we received the trial court’s July 12 findings and recommendations. We ADOPT the
trial court’s findings and recommendations that (1) appellant wants to pursue this appeal, (2)
appellate counsel Lara Bracamonte’s heavy workload has hindered her completing the brief, and
(3) counsel needs an additional thirty days in which to file appellant’s brief.
We ORDER appellant’s brief filed within thirty days of the date of this order.
/s/ LANA MYERS
JUSTICE
Joseph Todd Smith v. State
Combined Opinion