FILED IN PD-852-14 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS January 8, 2015 Transmitted 1/8/2015 3:28:53 PM Accepted 1/8/2015 3:30:56 PM abelacosta, clerk PD-0851-14 & PD-0852-14 ABEL AC0STA ^COST, CLERK

REGINALD NIXON § IN THE COURT OF v. § CRIMINAL APPEALS § STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THE ^w^?

APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF 04< To the Honorable Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals: \ COMES NOW Reginald Nixon, Appellant, and files this motion for leave to file the Appellant's Reply Brief. In support, the Appellant respectfully shows the Court the following:

I.

The Reply Brief was filed on the day before it was due - January 7, 2015 - and before the case will be submitted to the Court.

II.

The Reply Brief raises no new issues, but simply addresses the matters raised in the State's Brief. The State will accordingly not be harmed by the filing of the Reply Brief.

WHEREFORE, the Appellant prays the Court grant him leave to file his Reply Brief.

Respectfully submitted, /s JOHN BENNETT John Bennett Post Office Box 19144 Amarillo, Texas 79114 (806) 282-4455 Fax:(806)398-1988 State Bar Number 00785691 Email: [email protected] Attorney for the petitioner

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the above Motion has been served on John E. Meskunas, Esq., Tarrant County Assistant Criminal District Attorney, by email to him at [email protected], and on Lisa McMinn, Esq., State Prosecuting Attorney, by email to her at [email protected], on January 8, 2015.

/s JOHN BENNETT John Bennett