Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-18 06:09:23.643916+00
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Order filed February 16, 2023

                                       In The

        Eleventh Court of Appeals
                                    __________

                                No. 11-22-00195-CR
                                    __________

               CHRISTOPHER CHAD PRICE, Appellant
                                          V.
                     THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                    On Appeal from the 238th District Court
                           Midland County, Texas
                       Trial Court Cause No. CR56842

                                     ORDER
      This appeal has been unduly stalled due to the failure of Appellant’s retained
counsel, Charles Blevins, to file an appellate brief. Appellant’s brief was originally
due on October 3, 2022. On October 12, 2022, this court sent counsel a notice that
his brief was late, and counsel filed a motion for extension of time to file his brief,
which this court granted, extending the deadline to November 7, 2022. After that
deadline passed, counsel filed another motion for extension, which this court
granted, extending the deadline to December 7, 2022. On December 22, 2022, we
again notified counsel that the brief for Appellant was past due. Then on January 18,
2023, this court, on our own motion, directed counsel to either file Appellant’s brief
on or before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, or “appear in person” on
Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom for the Eleventh Court
of Appeals in Eastland and “be prepared to explain the inordinate delay in the
preparation of Appellant’s brief.”       Despite this court’s directive, counsel for
Appellant failed to file a brief or appear before the court to explain the reason for his
delay.
         Appellant’s brief is now due to be filed in this court on or before 5:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. If Appellant’s brief has not been e-filed and is not in
the portal at that time, Charles Blevins is ORDERED to APPEAR IN PERSON
in the 11th Court of Appeals, 100 West Main St., Suite 300, Eastland, Texas, at
10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2023.
         Should counsel fail to obey this order, a contempt proceeding may be
initiated against counsel.

                                                      PER CURIAM

February 16, 2023
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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