NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE CHIEF JUSTICE LEOPARD, 10TH FLOOR ROGELIO VALDEZ CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 361-888-0416 (TEL) JUSTICES 361-888-0794 (FAX) NELDA V. RODRIGUEZ DORI CONTRERAS GARZA HIDALGO COUNTY GINA M. BENAVIDES ADMINISTRATION BLDG.

GREGORY T. PERKES NORA L. LONGORIA Court of Appeals 100 E. CANO, 5TH FLOOR EDINBURG, TEXAS 78539 956-318-2405 (TEL) CLERK DORIAN E. RAMIREZ Thirteenth District of Texas 956-318-2403 (FAX) www.txcourts.gov/13thcoa

January 9, 2015 Hon. Keri L. Miller Hon. L. Chris Iles Assistant County Attorney Attorney at Law Saint Louis Street Park Tower Gonzales, TX 78629-4029 710 Buffalo St., Ste. 802 * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * Corpus Christi, TX 78401 * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * Hon. Paul Watkins County Attorney St. Louis Street Gonzales, TX 78629 * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * Re: Cause No. 13-14-00018-CR Tr.Ct.No. 134-09-B Style: John David Russell v. The State of Texas

The above-referenced cause has been set for submission without oral argument on Friday, January 23, 2015, before a panel consisting of Justice Gina M. Benavides, Justice Gregory T. Perkes and Justice Nora Longoria. Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 2, the Court suspends the 21 day notice requirement of Rule 39.8. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2 (allowing appellate courts to suspend a rule's operation in a particular case and order a different procedure); TEX. R. APP. P. 39.8 (delineating notification requirements regarding submission of a cause).

Very truly yours,

Dorian E. Ramirez, Clerk DER:ch