PD-1669-14
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APPEAL FROM THE 128TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT
TRIAL COURT CAUSE NUMBER 080508R
OF ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS
Hon. Courtney Arkeen, Judge Presiding
TRANSFERRED FROM THE 9TH COURT OF
APPEALS TO 14th Case # 14-13-00650-CR
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE A PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY
REVIEW
PRO- SE MOTION BY ERIC WILLIAMS
P.O. Box 776
Orange, Texas 77631-776
(409)365-4681
(337) 936-0773—Alternate
E-mail: ericwill86.ew@gmail.com
December 16, 2014 rfCL
DEC 3 0 2014
COURT OFFILED IN
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IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL
Appellant: ERIC JARROD WILLIAMS
Trial Counsel: Joe Alford
105 S. Market Street
Orange, TX 77630
State Bar No. 1012500
Appellate COUNSEL: N/A
PRO-SE MOTIONS: Eric Jarrod Williams
Appellee: State of Texas
Counsel: Phillip C. Smith, Jr.
(Trial and Appeal) Orange County Assistant District
Attorney
801 W Division Ave.
Orange, TX 77630
State Bar No. 797460
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS PDR #
ERIC JARROD WILLIAMS
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
Eric Jarrod Williams, Appellant below respectfully submits this Motion for an
Extension of Time to File a Petition for Discretionary Review in the above styled and
numbered causes. In support of this Motion, he shows this Honorable Court the
following:
I.
On May 15, 2013, Appellantwas convicted by a Jury Panel of the offense
Indecency With A Child By Exposure 21.11(a) (2) (A) Of the Texas Penal Code and
given a sentence of Ten years confinement in TDCJ and a $5,000 fine by the Bench
on June 14, 2013. The Bench ordered that the sentence be probated for a period of
ten years with 180 days to be served as upfront time In the County Jail as a
condition of probation and a $5000 fine.
II.
On September 23, 2014, the Honorable 14th Court ofappeals denied relief for
Appellant, and affirmed thejudgmentof the trial court. The Motion for Petitionfor
Discretionary Review is due on December 22, 2014.
III.
The facts relied upon to show good cause for this requested extension is as
follows:
• Appellant's attorney at the time of appeal was court appointeddue to
Appellantbeing indigent. On December 16, 2013 counsel accepted a new
job with the County Attorney's Office. Appellant was not knowledgeable
of this change until case was set for submission and wasn't aware of
counsel with drawing. 14th District Court OfAppeals never granted or
denied counsel's motion to be removed from record or was appellant aware
of this change to hire counsel. Appellant was never appointed another
replacement counsel to continue this matter.
• Appellantnow is in the phase of consulting with other attorneys for hire.
Appellant is currently handling this case on a Pro-se phase and isn't
familiar with the laws and procedures of appellant procedure. This will
require additional time to research and/or hire counsel, and file required
motions in a timely manner.
Appellant does need the time to read through and review all of the court
documents and transcripts from the trial to prepare the motion for Petition
for Discretionary review.
The additional time requested is not sought solely for delay, nor sought
frivolously, but will be of genuine assistance to Appellant in preparing
Appellant's Motion Petition for Discretionary review and/or to hire
counsel.
Appellant works out of town on full timejob during the week and doesn't
have as much undivided time to consult with future counsel.
WHEREFORE, Appellant prays respectfully that the Honorable Court grant this
Motion extending the time for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review for Sixty
days(60) or that this Court grantsuchadditional time as is just and proper for Appellant
to submit motion for Petition for Discretionary Review.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Eric Jarrod Williams
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P.O. Box 776 Orange, Tx 77631-776
(409)365-4681
(337) 936-0773—Alternate
ericwill86.ew@gmail.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I delivered a copy of the above and foregoing Motion to the Orange County District
Attorney's Office on December 22, 2014
/s/ Eric Jarrod Williams
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