Court Opinion

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Order entered December// , 2012                                          00524.E

                                             In The
                                     Court of [pptal
                          . ift istria of gtxas at Pallas
                                      NO. 05-12-00456-CR

                             JOHN ARLON MILLER, Appellant

                                               V.

                              THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                     On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 4
                                    Dallas County, Texas
                             Trial Court Cause No. F10-25128-K

                                            ORDER

       The Court ORDERS the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine why appellant’s

brief has not been filed. In this regard, the trial court shall make appropnate findings and

recommendations and determine whether appellant desires to prosecute the appeal, whether

appellant is indigent, or if not indigent, whether retained counsel has abandoned the appeal. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b). If the trial court cannot obtain appellant’s presence at the hearing, the

trial court shall conduct the hearing in appellant’s absence. See Meza v. State, 742 S.W.2d 708

(Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1987, no pet.) (per curiam). If appellant ~s indigent, the trial court ~s

 ORDERED to take such measures as may be necessary to assure effective representation, which

 may include appointment of new counsel.
         We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record of the proceedings, which shall include

written findings and recommendations, to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date of this

order.

         This appeal ~s ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with the above order. The

appeal shall be reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the findings are

received, whichever is earlier.

                                                    JUSTICE