Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2019-05-14 11:48:46.554101+00
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Order entered May 13, 2019

                                               In The
                                  Court of Appeals
                           Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                        No. 05-19-00529-CR

                            JASON MICHAEL SWARM, Appellant

                                                  V.

                               THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                       On Appeal from the 416th Judicial District Court
                                    Collin County, Texas
                           Trial Court Cause No. 416-80775-2017

                                             ORDER
       Appellant filed his timely pro se notice of appeal on May 3, 2019 and asked that an

attorney be appointed to represent him.

       We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing to determine whether appellant is

entitled to court-appointed counsel in this appeal. If the trial court finds that appellant is entitled

to court-appointed counsel, we ORDER the trial court to appoint an attorney to represent

appellant in the appeal. If the trial court finds that appellant is not entitled to court-appointed

counsel, the trial court shall determine whether appellant will retain counsel to represent him in

the appeal and, if so, the name, State Bar number, and contact information for retained counsel.
        We ORDER the trial court to transmit a record of the hearing, including findings of fact,

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

of this order.

        We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with the order. The appeal will

be reinstated when the findings are received or when the Court deems it appropriate, whichever

is earlier.

                                                    /s/    LANA MYERS
                                                           JUSTICE