Order entered February 26, 2013

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-00249-CR THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant V. SETH PIERCE, Appellee On Appeal from the County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. MC12-B7508 ORDER The Court has received the State’s notice of appeal from the trial court’s order granting appellee the relief sought by his application for writ of habeas corpus. This is an accelerated appeal pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 31.

We ORDER the Dallas County Clerk to file the clerk’s record by MARCH 15, 2013.

The State’s brief is due by APRIL 1, 2013. Appellee’s brief is due by APRIL 17, 2013.

The appeal will be submitted without oral argument on June 7, 2013 to a panel consisting of Justices O’Neill, Francis, and Fillmore.

We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order, by electronic transmission, to the Dallas County Clerk and to counsel for all parties.

/s/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE