WR-31,454-03
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 5/1/2015 9:52:04 AM
May 1, 2015
Accepted 5/1/2015 9:59:37 AM
Nos. WR-31,454-03 & WR-31,545-04
ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
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EX PARTE RODNEY ELNESTO SMILEY,
Applicant.
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On Application for a Writs of Habeas Corpus
Cause No. C-213-010293-1011284-B
In the 213th District Court from Tarrant County
Cause No. W94-02594-U(A)
In the 291st District Court from Tarrant County
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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL
FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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KEN PAXTON *JOSEPH P. CORCORAN
Attorney General of Texas Assistant Attorney General
Supervising Attorney
CHARLES E. ROY for Non-Capital Appeals
First Assistant Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division
State Bar No. 00793549
EDWARD L. MARSHALL Joseph.Corcoran@TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov
Chief, Criminal Appeals Division
P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
*Lead Appellate Counsel Telephone: (512) 936-1400
Facsimile: (512) 936-1280
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ATTORNEYS FOR THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL
APPEALS:
COMES NOW, the undersigned, Joseph P. Corcoran, Assistant
Attorney General for the State of Texas, and would show the Court as
follows:
On April 29, 2015, the Court issued an order in this proceeding in
which it invited the Office of General Counsel of the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to submit a brief to assist the Court in
resolving two appellate issues. See Order, Ex parte Smiley, Nos.
WR-31,454-03 & WR-31,545-04 (Tex. Crim. App. Apr. 29, 2015).
Pursuant to Rule 6.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the
undersigned enters this Notice of Appearance of Counsel for TDCJ, for
purposes of this proceeding. The required contact information is listed
below and is where all correspondence should be sent.
Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas
CHARLES E. ROY
First Assistant Attorney General
ADRIENNE McFARLAND
Deputy Attorney General
for Criminal Justice
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EDWARD L. MARSHALL
Chief, Criminal Appeals Division
/s/ Joseph P. Corcoran
JOSEPH P. CORCORAN*
*Lead Counsel Assistant Attorney General
Supervising Attorney
for Non-Capital Appeals
Criminal Appeals Division
State Bar No. 00793549
Joseph.Corcoran@TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Telephone: (512) 936-1400
Facsimile: (512) 936-1280
ATTORNEYS FOR THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to Rule 9.5(b)(1) of the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure, I do hereby certify that if the email address of the attorneys
designated below is on file with the electronic filing manager, a true and
correct copy of the foregoing notice was served electronically by that
electronic filing manager, on the following attorneys via electronic mail:
Kenneth Nash
State Counsel for Offenders
Attorney for Applicant
Andrea Jacobs
Assistant Criminal District Attorney
Tarrant County, Texas
Moreover, I do hereby certify that if the email addresses for the
designated attorneys are not on file with the electronic filing manager, a
true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading was served by email,
addressed to:
Kenneth Nash
Attorney for Applicant
Ken.Nash@tdcj.texas.gov
Andrea Jacobs
atjacobs@tarrantcounty.com
/s/ Joseph P. Corcoran
JOSEPH P. CORCORAN
Assistant Attorney General
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