PD-0304-15
RECEIVED IN
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
NO.
MAR 20 2015
D c'rtri*--* /3/»/ HaYcZ in the couRT>^|Acosta> cierk
v. § CRIMINAL APPEALS
§
THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS
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n" c. Motion
Pro Se ™ for ^
Extension of r
Time COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
uq
To File Petition for Discretionary Review MAR 23 2015
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: Abe( Acosta Clerk
COMES NOW the Appellant/Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered cause and
respectfully moves this Honorable Court to extend the time for filing the Appellant's Petition for
Discretionary Review in this cause and in support thereof would show to the Court the
following:
1. The style and number of this case in the Court of Appeals, is: v,.
The State ofTexas, Appeal Nop4~l3 ' o 11 9 ^ -CR.
2. The style and number of the case in the trial court is: The State of Texas v.
; Cause No. ' ;Trom the &L sA — -* District Court of
Dallas County, Texas.
3. The Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of AaGlAMATka Lohbo^y •
4. Judgment was entered on ' and punishment was assessed at yQ
years confinement and a'fine in.'the amount of ~*~-^-- ""
5. The conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on tyA/le/f MJQtQl^ .
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6. The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review in this
cause is ft PR* I 33£qjS .
7. An extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days is requested that would make
C-1 •')•/- til J1
the due date J^rpyc^ifc^^^^^ J frtc~.pt, <3.o/y
8. No prior request for an extension of time has been made.
9. The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested extension are, as
follows: The Appellant/Petitioner was represented by court appointed counsel during the appeal
of this case to the Court of Appeals. After the conviction was affirmed, the trial court refused to
appoint counsel to file a Petition for Discretionary Review. Therefore, additional time is needed
for the Appellant/Petitioner to either prepare and file the Petition pro se or to seek legal
assistance in filing the Petition.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Appellant /Petitioner respectfully
requests that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review in
this cause to UTSc Q &*>/-/
Respectfully submitted,
ll£a/S,S £p_y H7L\f£S
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[Name]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The Appellant/Petitioner hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing
Motion has been mailed to the Office of the Criminal District Attorney for Dallas County, Frank
Crowley Courts Building, 133 North Industrial Blvd., 11th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75207, and
mailed via U.S. mail, to the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 12405, Capitol
Station, Austin, Texas 78711, on the lip day of MaUlL ,283^ ^' ^
fNamel
[Name] / /
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