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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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