Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-01 08:10:04.081638+00
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Motion Granted; Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed
September 26, 2023

                                     In The

                    Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                             NO. 14-23-00580-CR

                     ABRAHAM DIAZ LUGO, Appellant

                                       V.

                      THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                   On Appeal from the 176th District Court
                           Harris County, Texas
                       Trial Court Cause No. 1728177

                         MEMORANDUM OPINION

      On June 28, 2023, appellant Abraham Diaz Lugo filed a notice of appeal
from his conviction of sexual assault. On August 22, 2023, appellant’s counsel
filed a motion to withdraw the appeal. Appellant did not sign the motion. See Tex.
R. App. P. 42.2(a) (appellant must sign the written motion to dismiss). We denied
the motion and instructed counsel to file a motion in compliance with Rule 42.2(a).
On September 6, 2023, counsel filed another motion to withdraw the appeal. In
that motion, counsel attached a transcript of a hearing in the trial court wherein
appellant confirmed he did not want to pursue his appeal. Further, in the current
motion to withdraw, counsel explained that appellant is in the custody of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

      The current motion to withdraw is not signed by appellant. However, based
upon appellant’s testimony that he does not want to pursue the appeal, we conclude
that good cause exists the suspend the operation of Rule 42.2(a) in this case. See
Tex. R. App. P. 2; Adkins v. State, No. 14-23-00596-CR, 2023 WL 5563650 at *1
(Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 29, 2023, no pet. h.) (mem. op., not
designated for publication); Pirtz v. State, No. 02-02-00482-CR, No. 02-02-00483-
CR, 2003 WL 22251615 at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Oct. 2, 2003, no pet.)
(mem. op., not designated for publication).

      Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal.

                                PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Bourliot and Hassan.

Do Not Publish – Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)

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