Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-22 08:09:26.85572+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:16:36.781979
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Order entered February 16, 2023

                                    In The
                            Court of Appeals
                     Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

                             No. 05-22-00488-CR

                   JOE ANGEL RODRIGUEZ, Appellant

                                       V.

                      THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

              On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court
                           Collin County, Texas
                  Trial Court Cause No. 380-80945-2022

                                    ORDER

      Appellant’s fifth motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief is

before the Court. Appellant’s brief was originally due November 15, 2022. The

motions detail appellant’s counsel’s illnesses, professional schedule, and even

ballet rehearsal and performance periods. The Court observes that the fourth

motion for extension and this motion were both requests for 15 days while the

previous extensions were for 30 days.       The Court GRANTS the motion and

ORDERS the brief filed on or before MARCH 1, 2023. Further extensions will
not be permitted. If the brief is not filed by March 1, 2023, the Court will abate the

case for the trial court to conduct a hearing and determine why appellant’s brief

has not been filed and whether counsel should be removed and new counsel

appointed for appellant.

                                              /s/   ERIN A. NOWELL
                                                    JUSTICE