Opinion
No. 04-14-00884-CR
01-07-2016
EX PARTE THOMAS A. PENA, Appellant
From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2010CR12630-W1
Honorable Lorina I. Rummel, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Our opinion in this case issued on December 16, 2015. Thereafter, counsel for appellant timely complied with the notice requirements of Rule 48.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, providing appellant with a copy of the opinion and informing appellant of his right to prepare and file a pro se petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 48.4. After filing the notice, counsel was under no further obligation with regard to appellant. See Ex parte Florentino, 206 S.W.3d 124, 125 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006); Ex parte Baldez, No. 04-13-00494-CR, 2014 WL 1908952, at *3 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 14, 2014, no pet.). Nevertheless, appellant's counsel has now filed a motion for leave to withdraw. We advise counsel that such a motion is unnecessary under current law. See Florentino, 206 S.W.3d at 125; Baldez, 2015 WL 1908952, at *3. However, in order to clear the motion from this court's docket, we GRANT the motion to withdraw.
/s/_________
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 7th day of January, 2016.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court