                                                                            NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CHIEF JUSTICE
                                                                            901 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)

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                                          January 9, 2015

      Hon. Keri L. Miller                          Hon. L. Chris Iles
      Assistant County Attorney                    Attorney at Law
      415 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
      415 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

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