In re S.W.O.

PLURALITY OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

On November 8, 1999, the trial court found appellant to have engaged in delinquent conduct by committing the offense of indecency with a child by contact. On November 8, 1999, the trial court sentenced appellant to one year probation. Appellant filed a motion for new trial on December 1,1999. On December 22,1999, appellant filed a notice of appeal.

On June 12, 2003, this court ordered a hearing to determine why appellant’s counsel had not filed a brief in this appeal. On November 19, 2003, the trial court conducted the hearing, and the trial court’s…