*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