January 16, 2015
N0.03-14-00499-CV
IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AUSTIN,TEXAS
ROBERT LEE MARTIN § APPELLANT
VS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE
APPEAL FROM THE 331stJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
TRAVIS COUNTY,TEXAS
CAUSE NO.95-5530
APPELLANTS OBJECTION
TO THE STATES SECOND
MOTION FOR
EXTENSION OF TIME
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
The Appellant respectfully moves for this court to STRIKE the instant Motion
for an Extension of the deadline for filing the States brief.
Appellant exerts the states brief was currently due on December 1st/2014 and the
State requested that the deadline be extended by 30(thirty) days or until January
30th,2015.
The State relies upon the following facts to explain its need for an extension of
the deadline:
1. Durinq the period since the appellants brief was filed M. SCOTT TALIAFERRO,
assistant district attorney on the first request for the deadline be extended
has completed and filed an original brief in two other pending appellate cases.
He further stated that he had two other pending appellant cases and that he as
the Director of the Appellate Division of Travis County District Attorney's
Office has spent a considerable amount of time working on a variety of other
matters and administrative issues.
Now, on this Second(2nd) request that the deadline be extended,the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney is KATHRYN A SCALES, a different District Attorney.Althouqh she is a
different District Attorney she relies upon the same facts to reasonably explain
the need for an extension of the deadline.
Appellant opposes the instant MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR FILING
THE STATES BRIEF.
Appellant filed his MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL,pursuant to CHAPTER 64 of the
TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE on July 10th,2011.The Trial Court took 3(three)
years to consider and rule on Appellants Motion which was denied on "July 18th/2014.
The District Attorney has had more then enough time to ensure that the Court has
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a proper States brief to aid in the disposition of this cause # 95-5530.The District
Attorneys office has numerous assistant District Attorney's that could file the brief
for State especially one who has no heavy case load and are able to file the brief
without requesting an extension of the deadline.
The State has had more then enough time to file its brief.The Appellant OBJECTS,to
the States (2nd)second Motion for Extension of the deadline and request this Court
to STRIKE the States instant Motion for extension of the deadline.
The request is not made for purpose of delay,but to ensure that the disposition of
Appellants brief is handle properly.
PRAYER
Wherefore,the Appellant respectfully request that this Court STRIKES the States (2nd)
second MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE.
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