ACCEPTED
10-14-00269-CR
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
WACO, TEXAS
2/20/2015 12:03:54 PM
SHARRI ROESSLER
CLERK
FILED IN
10th COURT OF APPEALS
NO. 10-14-00269-CR WACO, TEXAS
2/20/2015 1:49:00 PM
SHARRI ROESSLER
Clerk
IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE TENTH SUPREME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
JAMES GLYNN KEETON
Appellant
V.
STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2OF MCLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS
TRIAL COURT CAUSE NUMBER 2013-2046-CR2
APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF
TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF
LAW OFFICE OF STAN SCHWIEGER
600 Austin Avenue, Suite 12
P.O. Box 975
Waco, Texas 76703-0975
(254) 752-5678
(254) 752-7792—Facsimile
State Bar No. 17880500
E-mail: wacocrimatty@yahoo.com
February 20, 2015
JAMES GLYNN KEETON, Appellant, moves for an extension of thirty (30)
days under TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(6) to file Appellant’s Brief and shows:
I.
JAMES GLYNN KEETON Appellant was convicted of the offense of
Possession of Marijuana and given a sentence of 140 days in the McLennan County
Jail. The brief was due on February 12, 2015.
II.
REQUIRED INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF
APPELLATE PROCEDURE
A. The deadline for filing the extension. TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(A):
March 5, 2015.
B. The length of the extension sought. TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(B):
Thirty (30) days.
C. The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for the extension.
TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(B):
Appellant’s attorney is a sole practitioner engaged in the general
practice of law. Said attorney has a heavy caseload and has been
engaged in other criminal matters. Appellant’s Counsel currently has
several briefs due to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the United
States Fifth Circuit, and this Honorable Court.
D. Number of previous extensions granted for previous Motions for
Extension. TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(D): None.
Appellant’s First Motion to Extend Time to File Brief Page 1
III.
The additional time requested is not sought solely for delay, nor sought
frivolously, but will be of genuine assistance to Appellant’s attorney in preparing
Appellant’s brief.
Appellant prays that the Court grant this Motion and modify and extend the
deadline for filing Appellant’s brief to March 23, 2015, or that this Court grant such
additional time as is just and proper.
Respectfully submitted,
LAW OFFICE OF STAN SCHWIEGER
/s/ Stan Schwieger
Stan Schwieger
600 Austin Avenue, Suite 12
P.O. Box 975
Waco, Texas 76703-0975
(254) 752-5678
(254) 752-7792—Facsimile
State Bar No. 17880500
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT
Appellant’s First Motion to Extend Time to File Brief Page 2
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
A copy of this Motion was delivered to the McLennan County District
Attorney’s Office on February 20, 2015 by this Court’s electronic filing service.
/s/ Stan Schwieger
Stan Schwieger
Appellant’s First Motion to Extend Time to File Brief Page 3