*1 PD-0123-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 7/9/2015 4:46:15 PM Accepted 7/10/2015 8:54:53 AM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK Appeal from Val Verde County
Bar I.D. No. 13803300
information@spa.texas.gov
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
The State Prosecuting Attorney respectfully submits its Notice of Appearance in the above entitled and numbered cause, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.1 and 6.2. “The state prosecuting attorney may . . . represent the state in any stage of a criminal case before a state court of appeals if [s]he considers it necessary for the interest of the state.” T EX . G OV ’ T C ODE § 42.001(a). Though her authority to appear in this Court is not dependent on a request from a district or county attorney, Aguirre v. State , 22 S.W.3d 463, 465 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999), the *3 District Attorney Pro Tem, Melissa Hargis, has agreed to this representation.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, the State prays that the State Prosecuting Attorney’s Notice of Appearance as the attorney of record be noted on the docket.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ John R. Messinger
John.Messinger@SPA.Texas.gov *4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The State Prosecuting Attorney’s Notice of Appearance has been eFiled with th the Court on the 9 day of July, 2015, and served electronically on each of the
following:
Melissa Hargis
Assistant Attorney General
District Attorn ey Pro Tem
Office of the Attorney General
Austin, TX 78711
melissa.hargis@texasattorneygeneral.gov
James Gerard McDermott, II
8140 N. Mopac
Westpark 4, Suite 250
Austin, TX 78759
james@centraltexaslawyers.com
/s/ John R. Messinger JOHN R. MESSINGER
Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney