Ex parte Sawyer
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a habeas corpus action instituted by petitioner in the 208th District Court of Harris County for the *144purpose of obtaining a bail reduction. The record reflects that petitioner was charged with attempted burglary of a habitation and his bail was set in Justice Court at $20,000.
Appellant is represented by court-appointed counsel. Because counsel has not filed a brief in this case, we must abate this appeal.
In Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), the Supreme Court held that court-appointed counsel on appeal must…
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