Court Opinion

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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                    San Antonio, Texas
                                            July 13, 2016

                             No. 04-16-00068-CR & 04-16-00069-CR

                                    Delmis Edmond SHIELDS
                                            Appellant

                                                  v.

                                       The STATE of Texas,
                                             Appellee

                  From the 216th Judicial District Court, Kendall County, Texas
                                  Trial Court No. 5474 & 5475
                         Honorable N. Keith Williams, Judge Presiding

                                           ORDER
        Appellant’s court-appointed attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California,
368 U.S. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal.
Counsel has informed the appellant of his right to file his own brief and provided appellant with
a form motion for requesting the appellate record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20
(Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no
pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.). The
State has filed a letter waiving its right to file an appellee’s brief unless the appellant files a pro
se brief.

        If the appellant desires to request the appellate record, he must file the motion requesting
the record within ten days from the date of this order. If the appellant desires to file a pro se
brief, he must do so within thirty days from the date of this order. See Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177
n.1. If the appellant files a pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief no later than thirty
days after the date the appellant’s pro se brief is filed in this court. It is further ORDERED that
the motion to withdraw, filed by appellant’s counsel, is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further
order of the court.

                                                       _________________________________
                                                       Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 13th day of July, 2016.

                                              ___________________________________
                                              Keith E. Hottle
                                              Clerk of Court