Sammy Ray Escobar v. State

ORDER

Following the filing of an Anders brief by appointed counsel, 1 appellant filed a pro se motion for extension of time in which to file a response to the brief. The motion was granted extending the deadline to December 12, 2003. "When the Anders brief was filed appointed counsel also filed a motion to withdraw; however, the motion has yet to be ruled on by this Court. See generally Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-82, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988) (holding that a motion to withdraw should not be ruled on before an appellate court makes its own independent review of the record to…