Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2017-01-31 17:16:05.326953+00
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Order entered January 30, 2017

                                               In The
                                  Court of Appeals
                           Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                       No. 05-16-00528-CR

                            JOSE GARDUNO GUZMAN, Appellant

                                                 V.

                               THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                       On Appeal from the 219th Judicial District Court
                                    Collin County, Texas
                           Trial Court Cause No. 219-80007-2015
                                             ORDER
       We REINSTATE this appeal.

       By order dated November 18, 2016, we abated this appeal for a hearing on the status of

the reporter’s record and to determine whether appellate counsel was able to continue

representing appellant. On January 12, 2017, the reporter’s record was received. We ORDER

the seven volumes of reporter’s record filed as of the date of this order.

       To date, the Court has not received any communication from appellate counsel Gilbert

Medina who had been hospitalized or from the trial court regarding the hearing. We again

ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine the following:

          The trial court shall first determine whether appellant desires to pursue the appeal. If
           the trial court determines appellant no longer desires to pursue the appeal, the trial
           court shall make a finding to that effect, and no further findings are necessary.
          If the trial court determines that appellant does wish to pursue the appeal, the trial
           court shall next determine whether appellant is now indigent and entitled to proceed
           with appointed counsel and without payment of costs for the reporter’s record. If
           appellant is indigent, the trial court shall make a finding to that effect. Moreover, if
           appellant is indigent, the trial court is ORDERED to take such measures as may be
           necessary to assure effective representation, including appointment of new counsel.

          Alternatively, if the trial court finds appellant is not indigent, it shall determine
           whether retained counsel has effectively abandoned the appeal, either voluntarily or
           because of health or medical issues. If retained counsel Gilbert Medina is unable to
           continue, the trial court shall determine whether appellant has retained new counsel
           and shall provide the name, State Bar number, and contact information for new
           counsel to this Court.

          If the trial court determines that appellant does not wish to be represented by counsel,
           the trial court shall advise appellant of the dangers and disadvantages of self-
           representation. See Hubbard v. State, 739 S.W.2d 341, 345 (Tex. Crim. App. 1987).
           The trial court shall further advise appellant that she does not have the right to hybrid
           representation.

          If the trial court determines appellant’s waiver of counsel is knowing and voluntary, it
           shall provide appellant with a statement in substantially the form provided in article
           1.051(g) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC.
           ANN. art. 1.051(g).

       We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record containing the written findings of fact,

any supporting documentation, and any orders to this Court within THIRTY DAYS of the date

of this order.   If the trial court determines appellant’s waiver of counsel is knowing and

voluntary, the supplemental record shall contain appellant’s signed, written waiver in

substantially the form provided by article 1.051(g).

       The appeal is ABATED to allow the trial court to comply with this order. It shall be

reinstated thirty days from the date of this order or when the supplemental record is received,

whichever is earlier.

                                                       /s/   LANA MYERS
                                                             JUSTICE