Keith Dwayne Jones v. State

ACCEPTED 14-14-00733-CR FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/31/2014 10:53:20 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 14-14-00733-CR No. 14-14-00734-CR FILED IN In the 14th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS Court of Appeals 12/31/2014 10:53:20 AM For the CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Fourteenth District of Texas Clerk At Houston  No. 1325864 No. 1329499 In the 228th District Court Harris County, Texas  KEITH DWAYNE JONES Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee  STATE’S SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME IN WHICH TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF  TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS: COMES NOW THE STATE OF TEXAS, in accordance with Rules 10.5(b)(1) and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and files this motion for extension of time in which to file the State’s brief in this case, and, in support thereof, presents the following: 1. In the 228th District Court of Harris County, Texas, in cause numbers 1325864 and 1329499, the Appellant was convicted on August 27, 2014, in The State of Texas v. Keith Dwayne Jones. 2. For two offenses of aggravated robbery, the Appellant’s punishment was assessed at 25 years in prison. 3. Written notices of appeal were timely filed on September 23, 2014. 4. The Appellant’s brief was filed with this Court on October 27, 2014. 5. The State’s brief was due to be filed with this Court on December 22, 2014. 6. An extension of time in which to file the State’s brief is requested until December 31, 2014. 7. One previous extension has been granted to the State. 8. The facts relied upon to explain the need for this extension are: With his numerous duties as Chief of the Appellate Division, the undersigned assistant district attorney has needed some additional time in order to respond to the appellant’s brief in this case. WHEREFORE, the State prays that this Court will grant an extension of time until December 31, 2014, in which to file the State’s brief in these cases. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Alan Curry ALAN CURRY Assistant District Attorney Harris County, Texas 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5826 TBC No. 05263700 curry_alan@dao.hctx.net CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been mailed to the appellant’s attorney at the following addresses on December 31, 2014: Ken Goode Attorney at Law P.O. Box 590947 Houston, Texas 77002 /s/ Alan Curry ALAN CURRY Assistant District Attorney Harris County, Texas 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5826 TBC No. 05263700 curry_alan@dao.hctx.net Date: December 31, 2014