ACCEPTED
14-14-00263-CR
FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
1/5/2015 4:33:27 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
No. 14-14-00263-CR
In the FILED IN
14th COURT OF APPEALS
Court of Appeals HOUSTON, TEXAS
For the 1/5/2015 4:33:27 PM
Fourteenth District of Texas CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
At Houston
No. 1373854
nd
In the 262 Criminal District Court
Of Harris County, Texas
LEONARD CHARLES HICKS
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
STATE’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME IN WHICH
TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
THE STATE OF TEXAS, pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 10.1, 10.5(b) & 38.6(d),
moves for an extension of time within which to file its appellate brief. In support
of its motion, the State submits the following:
1. Appellant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child.
2. Appellant entered a plea of “not guilty.”
3. A jury found appellant guilty as charged and later sentenced appellant
to confinement for 65 years.
4. Appellant filed a written notice of appeal on March 5, 2014.
5. Appellant’s brief was filed September 22, 2014.
6. The State’s brief is due October 20, 2014.
7. The State seeks an extension until January 19, 2015, to file its brief.
8. The following facts are relied upon to show good cause for the
requested extension:
a. The undersigned attorney has filed the following seven briefs in
the last 60 days: Reply to Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the
Supreme Court of the United States in Cole v. State of Texas, No. 14-
6343; Reply to Appellant’s Brief on Discretionary Review in Salinas
v. State, PD-0419-14; Brief on Remand from the Court of Criminal
Appeals in McClintock v. State, No. 01-11-00572-CR; Petition for
Discretionary Review in Ex parte Bowman, PD-1375-14; State’s Brief
on Discretionary Review in State v. Le, PD-0605-14; and State’s
Brief in Domingaux v. State, No. 14-14-00122-CR and Royston v. State,
No. 14-13-00920-CR.
b. The undersigned attorney currently has five more briefs due in the
next 30 days and is currently working on the State’s brief in this
case.
c. The State’s motion is not for purposes of delay, but so that justice
may be done.
WHEREFORE, the State prays that this Court will grant the requested
extension until January 19, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Bridget Holloway
BRIDGET HOLLOWAY
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
Harris County Criminal Justice Center
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 755-5826
Texas Bar No. 24025227
holloway_bridget@dao.hctx.net
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This certifies the undersigned attorney requested that a copy of this
document be served to appellant’s attorneys via TexFile at the following email on
January 5, 2015:
Michael P. Fosher
Attorney at Law
Email: Michael@fosherlaw.com
/s/ Bridget Holloway
BRIDGET HOLLOWAY
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County, Texas
Harris County Criminal Justice Center
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 755-5826
Texas Bar No. 24025227
holloway_bridget@dao.hctx.net