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Appeuee § BEXAR CoUNTY, TEXAs

NOTICE OF APPEAL. CERTIFICATIQN. AND REOUEST FOR STAY
NOW COMES the State of Texas, by and through Nicholas “Nico” LaHood,
Criminal District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas, With the filing of this Notice of

Appeal and Request for Stay in the above styled criminal cause.

I. NoTIcE oF APPEAL
Pursuam to -Aracle 44.0`1(&)(1) and (a)(s)\ of the rean Code ar criminal
Procedure, the State hereby appeals this Court’s order granting the defendant’s
Motion to Suppress Evidence and dismissing the information in the above-
numbered cause. The order granting the defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence
and dismissing the case was granted on April 14, 2015. The State"s Notice of

Appeal is due to be filed on or before May 4, 2015.

II. CERTIFICATION THAT THE APPEAL Is NoT TAKEN FoR PURPosEs oF DELAY
I, Nicholas “Nico” LaHood, Criminal District Attorney of Bexar County,
Texas, the prosecuting attorney in this case, hereby certify to this Court. that the

appeal in the above styled and numbered cause is not taken for the purpose of

delay and that the issues to be presented and evidence suppressed are of substantial

importance to the case.
III. REQUEST FoR STAY oF PRoCEEDlNGs IN rim TRlAL CoURT

Pursuant to Article 44.01(e) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the
State is entitled to a stay in the proceedings pending the disposition of an appeal
under Subsection (a) or (b) of Article 44.01. This appeal is taken pursuant to
article 44.01(a) of the Texas Code of Crirninal Procedure. Therefore, the State
respectfully requests that this court stay all proceedings in this matter pending

disposition of the Statei’s appeal.

Respectfully submitted,

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NI@fioLAs “Nlco” LAHooD
f;iminal Diszrz`ct Attorney
'Bexa_r County, Texas

101 West Nueva, Seventh Floor

San Antonio~, Texas 78205

Voice: (210) 33 5-2342

Fax: (210)'_335-2884

State Bar No. 2403 03 60

Attorneyfor the State

   
   

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Jennifer D. Rossmeier, Assistant Criminal District Attorney of Bexar
County, Texas, hereby certify that a true copy of the above and foregoing Notice of
Appeal, Certzfz`catz'on, and Requestfor Stay is being delivered via mail to Robert A.

Valdez, attorney for Defendant/Appellee.

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ENNIF‘E R D. RossMEIER
Assistant Crz'mz`nal District Attomey
State Bar No. 24079247
101 West Nueva, Suite 7 08
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Phone: (210)\ 335-2734
Fax: (210) 335-2436
Email: jennifer.rossmeier@bexar.org
Attomeyfor the State

cc: RoBERT A. VALDEZ
Atromey at Law
State Bar No. 20428000
410 S. Main, Suite 203
San Antonio, Texas 78204
Voice: (210) 227-2401
Attorneyfor the Defendant/Appellee

