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NUMBER 13-13-00371-CR

                                 COURT OF APPEALS

                     THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                         CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

PETER ANTHONY TRAYLOR,                                                                   Appellant,

                                                   v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                                        Appellee.

                       On appeal from the 366th District Court
                             of Collin County, Texas.

                              ORDER OF ABATEMENT
                  Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Perkes
                                Order Per Curiam

        Appellant, Peter Anthony Traylor, filed a notice of appeal with this Court from his

conviction in trial court cause number 366-82774-2010.1 Appellant’s brief was originally

due on November 13, 2013. Counsel filed a motion for extension of time until December

1This case is before the Court on transfer from the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas pursuant to a docket
equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West
2005).
13, 2013, which was granted by the Court. On January 6, 2014, the Clerk of the Court

notified appellant’s counsel that the brief had not been filed and requested a response

,within ten days, concerning the failure to file the brief within ten days. Counsel has

nevertheless failed to file either a response or an appellate brief in this matter.

       Accordingly, we now ABATE this appeal and REMAND the cause to the trial court

for further proceedings pursuant to Rule 38.8(b)(2) and (3) of the Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure.      Upon remand, the trial court shall utilize whatever means

necessary to make appropriate findings and recommendations concerning the following:

(1) whether appellant desires to prosecute this appeal; (2) why appellant's counsel has

failed to file a brief and whether counsel has effectively abandoned the appeal; (3)

whether appellant has been denied effective assistance of counsel; (4) whether

appellant's counsel should be removed; and (5) whether appellant is indigent and entitled

to court-appointed counsel.

       If the trial court determines that appellant does want to continue the appeal, that

present counsel should be removed, and that appellant is indigent and entitled to

court-appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint new counsel to represent appellant

in this appeal. If new counsel is appointed, the name, address, telephone number, and

state bar number of said counsel shall be included in an order appointing counsel.

       The trial court shall cause its findings and recommendations, together with any

orders it may enter regarding the aforementioned issues, to be included in a

supplemental clerk's record. Furthermore, the trial court shall cause a supplemental

reporter's record of any proceedings to be prepared. The supplemental clerk's record

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and supplemental reporter's record, if any, shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or

before the expiration of thirty days from the date of this order.

       It is so ORDERED.

                                                  PER CURIAM

Do not publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed the
19th day of February, 2014.

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