TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 26.04(a) (West 2016).
Under this rule, each county has a public appointment list containing the names of the qualified attorneys who have met the qualifications and applied to be included on the list. Id. art 26.04(d). Although appellants lead defense counsel, Mr. Gore, appears on the Collin County Texas Fair Defense Act list of participating attorneys list, Mr. Miears does not. Ms. Lakatos is included on the list and is approved to be appointed as appellate counsel. Under these circumstances, we cannot conclude the trial court erred.
We DENY Mr. Miearss motion. The trial courts October 31, 2016 order appointing Pamela Lakatos as appellate counsel remains in effect.
/s/ CAROLYN WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE