Court Opinion

ID: 2949703
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Date Created: 2015-09-16 06:11:47.144573+00
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                       OF TEXAS
                                     NO. PD-1710-13

                       MIGUEL ANGEL SANCHEZ, 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 continuous sexual abuse of a child and sentenced to 45

years in prison. On appeal, he argued that the evidence was insufficient to support the $580

in court costs assessed against him in the judgment. The Court of Appeals agreed, relying

on its own opinion in Johnson v. State, 389 S.W.3d 513 (Tex. App. – Houston [14 th Dist.]
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2012). Sanchez v. State, No. 14-12-00874-CR, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 14016 (Tex. App. –

Houston [14th Dist.] November 14, 2013) (not designated for publication).

       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. No

motion for rehearing will be entertained.

Delivered: April 16, 2014
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