NUMBER 13-13-00507-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant,
v.
JOSE RUIZ, Appellee.
On appeal from the 25th District Court
of Gonzales County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Benavides, Hinojosa, and Tijerina
Order Per Curiam
This case is on remand from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The court of
criminal appeals affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part this Court’s previous
opinion and judgment, see State v. Ruiz, 545 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–
Edinburg 2018), aff’d in part, vacated and remanded in part, 581 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2019) and asked this Court to re-analyze the issue of exigent circumstances in light
of the United States Supreme Court case, Mitchell v. Wisconsin, 139 S. Ct. 2525 (2019).
This Court hereby requests supplemental briefing by both parties on the issue now
before this Court using any updated case law since the last supplemental briefing
submitted that may assist the Court on this issue. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.7 (“A brief may
be amended or supplemented whenever justice requires, on whatever terms the court
may prescribe.”); see also R. 38.1(i) (“The brief must contain a clear and concise
arguments for the contentions made, with appropriate citations to authorities and to the
record.”). The State’s brief shall be filed within thirty days from the date of this order, with
Ruiz’s brief due within thirty days of the State’s filing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
7th the day of October, 2020.
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