Court Opinion

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FILED IN                                                                 pd-0100-15
COURT OF CRIMINALAPPEALS                                       COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                                                               AUSTIN, TEXAS
       April 8, 2015                                          Transmitted 4/7/2015 4:26:46 PM
                                                                Accepted 4/8/2015 8:27:05 AM
   ABELACOSTA, CLERK                                                            ABEL ACOSTA
                                 No. PDs-100-15& 101-15
                                                                                       CLERK

                           IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

                                OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

                                OSMIN PERAZA, Appellant
                                                                     K ^
                              THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

                                 Appeal from Harris County

                                        *****

                           STATE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S

                           MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL

                                        *****

                                    LISA C. McMINN
                                 State Prosecuting Attorney
                                   BarI.D.No.13803300

                                      P.O. Box 13046
                                    Austin, Texas 78711
                                 information@spa.texas.gov
                                 512/463-1660 (Telephone)
                                     512/463-5724 (Fax)
                             No. PDS-100-15& 101-15

                    IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

                            OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

OSMIN PERAZA,                                                               Appellant

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                          Appellee

                                     *****

                    STATE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S

                    MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL

                                     *****

      Comes now the State of Texas, by and through its State Prosecuting Attorney,

and respectfully submits to the Court its Motion to Substitute Counsel in the above

entitled and numbered cause.

      The State's petition for discretionary review was filed by the Harris County

District Attorney, pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code § 42.005(b) (a district or county

attorney may assist the state prosecuting attorney in representing the state before the

court ofcriminal appeals). This Court granted the State's petition on March 25,2015,

and ordered the State's brief to be filed on or before April 9, 2015. The undersigned

and the Assistant Harris County District Attorney who filed the State's petition have
agreed that the State Prosecuting Attorney should file the State's brief and present

oral argument in this case.

                                    PRAYER

      WHEREFORE, the State prays that its Motion to Substitute Counsel be granted

and that Lisa C. McMinn be substituted for Jessica Akins as counsel for the State.

                                      Respectfully submitted,

                                       /s/ Lisa C. McMinn
                                        LISA C. McMINN
                                        State Prosecuting Attorney
                                        Bar I.D. No. 13803300

                                        P.O. Box 13046
                                        Austin, Texas 78711
                                        information@spa.texas.gov
                                        512/463-1660 (Telephone)
                                        512/463-5724 (Fax)
                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      The undersigned certifies that on this 7th day of April, 2015, the State's Motion

to substitute was served electronically on:

Jessica Akins
Assistant District Attorney
1201 Franklin, 13th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
akins_jessica@dao.hctx.net

Jani Maselli Wood
Assistant Public Defender
1201 Franklin St, 13th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
jani.maselli@pdo.hctx.net

                                        /s/LisaC. McMinn
                                        LISA C. McMINN
                                        State Prosecuting Attorney