In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-13-00022-CR
TOMMY THOMPSON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 3rd District Court
Anderson County, Texas
Trial Court No. 30837
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
ORDER
Philip C. Fletcher, counsel for appellant, Tommy Thompson, filed a motion to extend
time to file the appellant’s brief. The brief was due October 14, 2013.
In his motion, counsel does not provide this Court with a reasonable explanation of the
need for an extension of time. This Court interprets Rule 10.5(b)(2) of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure as requiring counsel to provide the Court with specific information to
justify the requested extension, including the cause numbers of other briefs filed, the dates they
were filed, the dates of trials, how long those trials are expected to last, etc. TEX. R. APP. P.
10.5(b)(2). Broad, general statements do not provide the required facts and are not adequate to
meet the requirements of the rule. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(2).
All future motions to extend time must contain case-specific information adequate to
justify the request, or they will be denied.
In this instance, we grant the motion for an extension, for a period of thirty days, making
appellant’s brief now due November 13, 2013. Further requests for extensions will not be
looked on with favor.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: October 22, 2013
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