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*0 FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 12/10/2015 8:16:00 AM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk
*1 ACCEPTED 06-15-00143-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 12/9/2015 4:22:39 PM
DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK No. 06-15-00143-CR In the Court of Appeals For the Sixth Court of Appeals District Texarkana, Texas D ELBERT S ISEMORE VS . THE S TATE OF T EXAS O N A PPEAL FROM 102 ND D ISTRICT C OURT , B OWIE C OUNTY , T EXAS T RIAL C OURT C AUSE N O . 14F0490-102 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH TEX. R. APP. 6.5(B) COFER LAW, P.C. Cody L. Cofer State Bar No. 24066643 300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 ccofer@coferlaw.com Telephone: (817) 810-9395 Facsimile: (817) 764-7377
Counsel for Delbert Sisemore *2 Identity of Parties and Counsel Appellant/Defendant: Appellant/Defendant’s Appellate Counsel: Derric Scott McFarland State Bar No. 24048646 602 Pine Street P.O. Box 1048 Texarkana, Texas 75504-1048 Telephone: (903) 798-3547 Facsimile: (888) 840-0138
State of Texas: State of Texas Appellate Counsel: Bowie County District Attorney’s Office Lauren Sutton State Bar No. 24079421 601 Main Texarkana, Texas 75501 Telephone: (903) 735-4800 Facsimile: (903) 735-4819
TO THE HONORABLE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS:
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Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5(b) counsel certifies that a copy of the Motion to Substitute Counsel filed December 1, 2015, was sent to the Appellant, Delbert Sisemore on December 9, 2015, by regular and certified mail. See Exhibit A.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Appellant, Delbert Sisemore, requests that this Court grant the Motion to Substitute Counsel filed December 1, 2015, and enter an Order allowing Derric Scott McFarland to withdraw from representing Appellant, and to substitute Cody L. Cofer as attorney of record in this cause. Delbert Sisemore requests all other relief to which he may be entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
COFER LAW, P.C.
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Tel: (817) 810-9395 Fax: (817) 764-7377 By:
Cody L. Cofer State Bar No. 24066643 Attorney for Delbert Sisemore
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
*4 Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5, I certify that on December 10, 2015, a copy of this motion was sent by facsimile to: Derric Scott McFarland State Bar No. 24048646 602 Pine Street P.O. Box 1048 Texarkana, Texas 75504-1048 Telephone: (903) 798-3547 Facsimile: (888) 840-0138 Bowie County District Attorney’s Office Lauren Sutton State Bar No. 24079421 601 Main Texarkana, Texas 75501 Telephone: (903) 735-4800 Facsimile: (903) 735-4819
Cody L. Cofer *5 Exhibit A
COFER LAW, P.C.
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500 Cody Cofer &
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Lauren Crisera
phone: 817-810-9395
web: coferlaw.com
fax: 817-764-7377
December 9, 2015 Via Regular and Certified Mail Delbert Sisemore
TDCJ # 02015035
Joe F. Gurney
1385 FM 3328
Tennessee Colony, Texas 75803 Re: Appeal Cause Number: 06-15-00143-CR
Trial Court Cause Number: 14F0490-102 Dear Mr. Sisemore: Your family has retained my office to represent you on your appeal pending before the Sixth Court of Appeals. Enclosed please find a file stamped Motion to Substitute Counsel filed December 1, 2015. If you have an objection to my representing you on your appeal and desire for Mr. McFarland to continue his representation please immediately contact the Sixth Court of Appeals at Bi-State Justice Building, 100 North State Line Avenue #20, Texarkana, Texas 75501. I look forward to representing you on your appeal. Enc: as noted CC : Derric McFarland Cofer Law Case: 24 73
*6 ACCEPTED 06- 15-00 143-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 12/1/2015 4:49:26 PM
DEBBI E AUTREY CLERK No. 06-15-00143-CR In the Court of Appeals For the Sixth Court of Appeals District Texarkana, Texas DELBERT SISEMORE VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON
APPEAL FROM 102N° DISTRICT COURT, BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE No. l 4F0490-102
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL
COFER LAW, P.C.
Cody L. Cofer State Bar No. 24066643 300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 ccofer@coferlaw.com Telephone: (817) 810-9395 Facsimile: (817) 764-7377
Counsel for Delbert Sisemore *7 Identity of Parties and Counsel Appellant/Defendant: Appellant/Defendant's Appellate Counsel: Derric Scott McFarland State Bar No. 24048646 602 Pine Street P.O. Box 1048 Texarkana, Texas 75504-1048 Telephone: (903) 798-3547 Facsimile: (888) 840-0138
State of Texas: State of Texas Appellate Counsel: Bowie County District Attorney's Office Lauren Sutton State Bar No. 24079421 601 Main Texarkana, Texas 75501 Telephone: (903) 735-4800 Facsimile: (903) 735-4819
06-15-00143-CR
TO THE HONORABLE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS:
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Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6, the Appellant, Delbert Sisemore, files this Motion to Substitute Counsel, requesting that the Court grant permission for Derric Scott McFarland to withdraw and to substitute Cody L. Cofer as attorney of record for Appellant in this appeal.
Derric Scott McFarland was previously appointed to represent AppeJlant in this appeal. Appellant no longer desires to be represented by Derric Scott McFarland.
Cody L. Cofer, State Bar Number 24066643, 300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, telephone 817-810-9395, facsimile 817-764- 7377, has been retained to represent Delbert Sisemore in this appeal.
This Motion is not brought for delay, but to allow Appellant to be represented by counsel of his choice. All facts recited in this motion are within the personal knowledge of the counsel signing this motion; therefore no verification is necessary under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.2.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
For the reasons set forth above, Appellant, Delbert Sisemore, requests that this Court grant this Motion to Substitute Counsel and enter an Order allowing Derric Scott McFarland to withdraw from representing Appellant, and to substitute 06-15-00143-CR [2]
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Respectfully submitted,
COFER LAW, P.C.
1 l l N. Houston Street, Suite 222 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Tel: (817) 810-9395 Fax: (817) 764-7377 By: (}df)j
Codlf~ State Bar No. 24066643 Attorney for Delbert Sisemore
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
*10 Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5, l certify that on November 30, 2015, a copy of this motion was sent by facsimile to: Derric Scott McFarland State Bar No. 24048646 602 Pine Street P.O. Box 1048 Texarkana, Texas 75504-1048 Telephone: (903) 798-3547 Facsimile: (888) 840-0138 Bowie County District Attorney's Office Lauren Sutton State Bar No. 24079421 601 Main Texarkana, Texas 75501 Telephone: (903) 735-4800 Facsimile: (903) 735-4819
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