PD-0230-15
PD-0230-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 3/18/2015 3:59:54 PM
Accepted 3/19/2015 9:53:29 AM
ABEL ACOSTA
MICHEAL B. MURRAY CLERK
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWN AND MILLS COUNTIES
CHRIS BROWN
200 S. BROADWAY, COURTHOUSE FIRST ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS 76801
(325) 646-0444 FAX: (325) 643-4053 ELISHA BIRD
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
J. CHRISTINA NELSON
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
March 18, 2015
The Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court Building
201 West 14th Street, Room 106 March 19, 2015
Austin, Texas 78701
Re: Robert Thornburgh, PD-0230-15
To the Honorable Court of Criminal Appeals:
The State has received Robert Thornburgh Jr.’s Petition for Discretionary Review. In
lieu of filing a formal response, the State would simply ask this Court to refuse to review this
case because Petitioner has failed to provide an appropriate reason for review under Rule 66.3 of
the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. As this Court is aware, refusal of a petition for
discretionary review does not constitute endorsement or adoption of the reasoning employed by
the court of appeals. Aguilar v. State, 830 S.W.2d 612, 613 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992) (en banc).
Should this Court choose to grant review, the State requests notice and time to respond to
the merits of the claims presented by Petitioner.
Sincerely yours,
/S/ Elisha Bird
Elisha Bird
Assistant District Attorney
cc: Erika Copeland, Attorney for Petitioner, ecopeland63@yahoo.com