In the Interest of M.D.C., II, et al. Children

Summary

The Fourth Court of Appeals of San Antonio issued an order in an accelerated appeal from an order terminating parental rights. Because appointed counsel filed an Anders brief and a motion to withdraw, the court gave the appellant twenty days to file a pro se brief and held the motion to withdraw in abeyance.

Holdings

1. When appointed counsel files an Anders brief and motion to withdraw, the appellant must be informed of the right to file a pro se brief and given an opportunity to do so before the court rules further on the withdrawal motion.

Questions Presented

1. Whether, in an accelerated parental-rights-termination appeal in which appointed counsel filed an Anders brief and moved to withdraw, Appellant should be afforded an opportunity to file a pro se brief before the motion to withdraw is decided.

Disposition

other