IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 

AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 

GEORGE HENRY WALKER, § CAUSE NO. 03-14-00789-CR

 Appellant § TRIAL COURT NO. B 13-0883-SB

 § 

 CAUSE NO. 03-14-00790-CR

V. § TRIAL COURT NO. B 14-0650-SA

 § 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, § CAUSE NO. 03-14-00791-CR

 Appellee § TRIAL COURT NO. B 14-0994-SB

MOTION TO WITHDRAW 

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT: 

 NOW COMES Erika Copeland, PO Box 399, Cedar Park, Texas 78613, 

appellate attorney for George Henry Walker, and respectfully moves this 

Honorable Court to allow said attorney to withdraw as attorney of record in this 

matter, terminating his representation of the above referenced appellant and for 

good cause would respectfully show this Honorable Court as follows: 

I.

 Contemporaneous with the filing of this Motion to Withdraw, counsel has 

filed an Anders brief. Withdrawal of counsel is necessary to permit Mr. Walker to 

file a pro se response brief, if he so desires. 

ACCEPTED

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JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

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II.

Pending Deadlines

Appellant’s brief is due May 11, 2015.

III.

Documents Filed and Prepared for Defendant

Counsel has prepared a docketing statement and Appellant’s Brief in these

causes, and has filed same with this Court. Counsel previously prepared 

Appellant’s Notices of Appeal, Requests for Reporter’s Record and Designations 

of Clerk’s Record.

IV.

Notice of Last Known Address of Defendant

Counsel has notified Appellant of the filing of this Motion to Withdraw and 

of the filing of this brief by mailing a copy of this Motion to Appellant’s last 

known mailing address by regular, first class mail and by certified mail, return 

receipt requested, and addressed as follows:

George Henry Walker

TDCJ No. 01967140

J. Middleton Transfer Facility

13055 FM 3522

Abilene, Texas 79601

V.

WHEREFORE, Movant prays this Honorable Court to allow Movant to 

withdraw from the representation of appellant and would, in all things, relieve 
Movant herein, discharging Movant from her obligations and responsibilities to 

this appellant in this matter. 

Respectfully submitted,

COPELAND LAW FIRM

P.O. Box 399

Cedar Park, TX 78613

Pho: 512.897.8126

Fax: 512.215.8114

Email: ecopeland63@yahoo.com

/s/ Erika Copeland

 Erika Copeland

 State Bar No. 04801500

 Attorney for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AND OF

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 9 

This is to certify that on April 13, 2015, a true and correct copy

of the above and foregoing document was served on George McCrea, District 

Attorney, Court Street Annex, 124 W. Beauregard, San Angelo, Texas and on

George Henry Walker, TDCJ No. 01967140, J. Middleton Transfer Facility, 

13055 FM 3522, Abilene, Texas 79601, in accordance with the Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure, and that Appellant’s brief is in compliance with Rule 9

of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and that portion which must be 

included under Rule 9.4(i)(1) contains 451 words.

/s/ Erika Copeland

Erika Copeland 
CAUSE NOS. 03-14-00789-CR; 03-14-00790-CR; 

 

 and 03-14-00791-CR 

George Henry Walker § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 

V. § THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

THE STATE OF TEXAS § SITTING AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 

CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL 

 In compliance with the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 378 

(1967), I, Erika Copeland, court-appointed counsel for appellant, George Henry 

Walker, in the above-referenced appeals, do hereby verify, in writing, to the Court 

that I have, in each of the above-referenced causes: 

1. notified appellant that I filed a motion to withdraw as counsel with an 

accompanying Anders brief, and provided a copy of each to appellant; 

2. informed appellant of his right to file pro se responses identifying what he 

believes to be meritorious grounds to be raised in his appeals, should he so 

desire; 

3. advised appellant of his right to review the appellate records, should he wish 

to do so, preparatory to filing those responses; 

4. explained the process for obtaining the appellate records, provided a Motion 

for Pro Se Access to the Appellate Record lacking only appellant’s signature 

and the date, and provided the mailing address for this Court; and 

ACCEPTED

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5. informed appellant of his right to seek discretionary review pro se should 

this Court declare his appeals frivolous.

Respectfully submitted,

 /s/ Erika Copeland

 Erika Copeland

 Attorney for Appellant