NUMBER 13-15-00243-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
MICHELE ASSMAN, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 105th District Court
of Nueces County, Texas.
ORDER TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF
Before Justices Benavides, Perkes, and Longoria
Order Per Curiam
This cause is currently before the Court on appellant's sixth motion for extension
of time to file the brief. The clerk’s record was filed on August 18, 2015, and appellant’s
brief was originally due to be filed thirty days thereafter. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a).
Current counsel was appointed on October 19, 2015 and this Court has previously granted
him five extensions of time totaling 292 days to file the brief. Appellant now seeks an
additional 60 days, until July 5, 2016, to file the brief.
The Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART appellant’s sixth motion for
extension to file the brief and ORDERS the Honorable Scott F. Lemanski to file the brief
on or before June 6, 2016. This motion is DENIED insofar as the Court will not allow an
extension until July 5, 2016. The Court looks with disfavor on the delay caused by
counsel’s failure to timely file a brief in this matter. No further extensions will be
granted absent exigent circumstances. If counsel fails to file the brief within the
specified period of time, the Court will act appropriately to ensure that appellant's rights
are protected. See id. R. 38.8(b)(4).
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
12th day of May, 2016.
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