PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to confinement for life and assessed a fine of $10,000. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Bridges v. State, (Tex. App. -- Dallas, No. 05-09-00784-CR, delivered January 31, 2011). Appellant's petition for discretionary review was dismissed as untimely filed on July 27, 2011. Appellant has filed a motion for rehearing requesting reinstatement of his petition so that it will be considered by this Court. Appellant's motion for rehearing is granted. His petition filed in this Court on July 5, 2011, is reinstated as of November 2, 2011, and will be considered in accord with Tex.R.App.P. 68.

Delivered November 2, 2011

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