IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-1001-13
SILVESTRE CORTEZ ROMERO, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam.
OPINION
Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. On appeal,
he argued, among other things, that the evidence was insufficient to support the $243.50 in
court costs assessed against him in the judgment. The Court of Appeals agreed, relying on
its opinion in Johnson v. State, 389 S.W.3d 513 (Tex. App. – Houston [14 th Dist.] 2012).
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Romero v. State, 406 S.W.3d 695 (Tex. App. – Houston [14 th Dist.] 2013).
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. We also this day refuse Appellant’s petition for discretionary review
in this case. No motion for rehearing will be entertained.
DATE DELIVERED: April 16, 2014
PUBLISH