NOS. 05-15-00938-CR & 05-15-00939-CR

IN THE



# COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH
DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT DALLAS, TEXAS



# DEMARCUS JERMANE SAMPSON

APPELLANT,

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE



## APPELLANT’S COURT APPOINTED
COUNSEL’S MOTION TO WITHDRAW

On appeal from Cause Number F09-12092-L & F09-12093-L

in District Court No. 5 of Dallas County, Texas Honorable Carter Thompson, Judge Presiding

JOHN TATUM
990 SOUTH SHERMAN STREET RICHARDSON, TEXAS 75081 (972) 705-9200
BAR NO. 19672500

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT ACCEPTED
05-15-00939-cr FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS 12/8/2015 9:40:26 AM

LISA MATZ CLERKM OTION FOR WITHDRA WA L OF COUNSEL

T h is M otion for W ithdraw al of Court Appointed Counsel is brought by John

T a tum, M ov ant, w ho is court appointed attorney of record for Demarcus Jermane

Sampson. M ov ant requests the Court to grant M o v ant permission to w ithdraw as

attorney for Demarcus Jermane Sampson in the appeal of these causes. In

support, M o v ant show s :

Good cause ex ists for w ithdraw al of M ov ant as counsel on appeal, in that

pursuant to the statement made in the brief in support of this motion, counsel has

ex p ressed an opinion that in each case on appeal counsel is of the opinion that

the appeal in each case is friv o lous. T h is w ithdraw al is not sought for delay but

required by

the cases cited in the brief in support of this motion .

A copy of this motion has been deliv ered to Demarcus Jermane Sampson.

T h e last know n address of Demarcus Jermane Sampson is BI N# 13049333,

Dallas Count y

J ail, Tank #3 W 06 P. O. Box 660334 Dallas

, T ex as 75266-

0334.Mov ant pray s t hat t he Court ent er an order dis c harging Mov ant as

at t orney of rec ord on appeal in eac h c as e f or Appellant

, Demarc us

J ermane Samps on.

Res pec t f ully s ubmit t ed,

/ s / J ohn Tat um J ohn Tat um 990 S. Sherman St

. Ric hards on, Tex as 75081
Ph. # (9720 705-9200)
St at e Bar No. 19672500

CERTI FI CA

TE OF SERVI CE

I

, J OHN TATUM, do hereby c ert if y t hat a t rue and c orrec t c opy of t he

f oregoing Mot ion t o W it hdraw w as deliv ered to Sus an Haw k

, C riminal

Dis t ric t At torney

, Appellat e Sec t ion, 11t h f loor, Frank Crow ley Criminal

Court s Building, Dallas

, Tex as 75207, on t his 8t h day of Dec ember, 2015.

/ s / J ohn Tat um J OHN TATUMC ERTI FI CA TE OF SERVI CE

The unders igned at t orney f or Appellant c ert if ies t hat a t rue and

c orrec t c opy of the f oregoing mot ion t o w it hdraw w as mailed, pos t age

prepaid, t o Demarc us J ermane Samps on, BI N# 13049333, D allas Count y

J ail, Tank #3 W 06 P. O. Box 660334 Dallas

, Tex as 75266-0334

by U. S. Mail t his t he 8t h day of Dec ember, 2015.

/ s / J ohn Tat um J OHN TATUMCERTI FI CATE OF COMPLI ANCE

I cert if y t hat this s ubmit t ed e-mail at t ac hment of Appellant ’s Mot ion t o W it hdraw c omplies w it h t he f ollow ing requirement s of t he Court :

1. The mot ion is s ubmit t ed by e-mail at t ac hment ;

2. The e-mail at tac hment is labeled w it h t he follow ing inf ormat ion:

A. Cas e Name: Demarc us Jermane Samps on B. The Appellat e Cas e Numbers : 05-15-00938-CR & 05-15-00939-CR C. The Ty pe of Doc ument : Mot ion
D. Part y f or w hom t he doc ument is being s ubmit t ed: Appellant
E. The W ord Proc es s ing Sof t w are and Vers ion Us ed to Prepare t he
Brief : W ord Perf ec t X 7

3. Copies hav e been s ent t o all part ies as s oc iat ed w it h t his cas e.

/ S/ J OHN TATUM 12/ 08/ 15 (Signat ure of

f iling part y and dat e)

J ohn Tat um (Print ed name)

J ohn Tat um, At t orney at Law

Emailed Copy of mot ion