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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                    San Antonio, Texas
                                           January 9, 2023

                                        No. 04-22-00301-CR

                                      Jack Edward MILLER,
                                            Appellant

                                                  v.

                                       The STATE of Texas,
                                             Appellee

                    From the County Court at Law No. 6, Bexar County, Texas
                                    Trial Court No. 633088
                        Honorable Wayne A. Christian, Judge Presiding

                                           ORDER
        Appellant’s court-appointed attorney has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant
to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues
to raise on appeal. Counsel certifies he has served copies of the brief and motion on appellant
and has informed appellant of his right to review the record and file his/her own
brief. See 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.).

        If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, he must do so within forty-five days from the
date of this order. See Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177 n.1. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, the
State may file a responsive brief no later than thirty days after appellant’s pro se brief is filed in
this court. Alternatively, if appellant does not file a timely pro se brief, the State may file a brief
in response to counsel’s brief no later than thirty days after the pro se brief is due.

       We further ORDER the motion to withdraw filed by appellant’s counsel to be HELD IN
ABEYANCE pending further order of the court. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-82
(1988); Schulman v. State, 252 S.W.3d 403, 410-11 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).

       We further ORDER the Clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on appellant, his
counsel, the attorney for the State, and the clerk of the trial court.
                                              _________________________________
                                              Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 9th day of January, 2023.

                                              _____________________________
                                              Michael A. Cruz,
                                              Clerk of Court