Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2014

Alexander, James Nathan

Alexander, James Nathan
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided April 16, 2014

Alexander, James Nathan

Opinion



















IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS




NO. PD-1309-13


JAMES NATHAN ALEXANDER, Appellant


v.



THE STATE OF TEXAS






ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS

GREGG COUNTY


Per curiam.

O P I N I O N





Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, he argued, among other things, that the evidence was insufficient to support the $10,111.50 in court costs assessed against him in the judgment. The Court of Appeals agreed, relying on Johnson v. State, 389 S.W.3d 513 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2012). Alexander v. State, No. 06-12-00133-CR, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 10511 (Tex. App. - Texarkana August 21, 2013) (not designated for publication).

The State has filed a petition for discretionary review of this decision. We recently handed down our opinion in Johnson v. State, No. PD-0193-13, 2014 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 240 (Tex. Crim. App. February 26, 2014), in which we set forth a roadmap for resolving questions regarding court costs. See also Cardenas v. State, No. PD-0733-13, 2014 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 236 (Tex. Crim. App. February 26, 2014).

The Court of Appeals in the instant case did not have the benefit of our opinion in Johnson. Accordingly, we grant the State's petition for discretionary review, vacate the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and remand this case to the Court of Appeals in light of our opinion in Johnson. No motion for rehearing will be entertained.

Delivered: April 16, 2014

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