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*1 AP 77,036 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 7/8/2015 3:41:32 AM Accepted 7/8/2015 8:02:15 AM ABEL ACOSTA IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS CLERK No. AP-77,036
JUAN BALDERAS On Direct Appeal from the
Appellant , 179 District Court of Harris County, Texas; Cause No. 1412826.
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THIS IS A DEATH PENALTY CASE THE STATE OF TEXAS
_____________________________________________________ REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT _____________________________________________________ R. Scott Shearer TBA No. 00786464 917 Franklin, Suite 320 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 254-5629 (713) 224-2889 FAX ShearerLegal@Yahoo.com Attorney for Appellant (court-appointed) July 8, 2015 *2 STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT
The Appellant hereby requests oral argument in this cause. See T EX . R. A PP .
P ROC . 71.3. Appellant believes oral argument would be helpful given the novelty of Appellant’s arguments concerning the State’s use of an unnecessary interpreter. Both Appellant and the State recognize that there are no prior decisions directly addressing Appellant’s points of error on this subject.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of this request for oral argument has been served upon the State of Texas by e-mailing a copy of same to the following parties at their respective addresses on this the 8 day of June, 2015:
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
A.D.A. ALAN CURRY
APPELLATE DIVISION
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
1201 FRANKLIN
HOUSTON, TX 77002
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
A.D.A. CLINTON MORGAN
APPELLATE DIVISION
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
1201 FRANKLIN
HOUSTON, TX 77002
MORGAN_CLINTON@dao.hctx.net
/s/ R. SCOTT SHEARER R. Scott Shearer