*1 ap-77,031 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 2/27/2015 4:03:51 PM JOHN TATUM 990 S. Sherman Accepted 2/27/2015 4:04:49 PM ATTORNEY AT LAW Richardson, Texas 75081 ABEL ACOSTA ( 972) 705-9200 CLERK February 27, 2015

Court of Criminal Appeals

c/o Abel Acosta

Chief Deputy Clerk

P.O. Box 12308

Capitol Station

Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Oral argument in Cause No. AP-77,031

Franklin Davis v. The State of Texas

Dear Mr. Acosta:

Pursuant to Rule 71.3 Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I am advising this Honorable Court that I, on behalf of Appellant in the above referenced cause, am requesting oral argument on issue No. 4 which argues that the dismissal of Juror Bigley from the jury was error and No. 11, the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction for capital murder.

I believe oral argument would help present these issues in full context and help present a comparative analysis of the issues raised. Therefore, I respectfully request oral argument on these issues.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Tatum

John Tatum

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