PD-0298-15 RECEIVED
RECEIVED IN Court of Appeals
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALSNa PD" •
MAR 1 2 2015
MAR 18 2015 in the Lisa Matz
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Clerk, 5th District
OF TEXAS
Abel Acosta, Clerk
RICHARD CRUZ APPELLANT
THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO
FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Richard Cruz, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and pursuant to
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 68.2(c),moves for an extensionof time of 30 days to file a petition for
discretionary review, and for good cause shows the following:
1. Followingremand from this Court,the FifthDistrictCourt of Appeals on February 9,2015,
affirmed appellant's conviction in its opinion and judgment in Richard Cruz v. The State of Texas, Case
No. 05-14-00144-CR, (Tex.App.—Dallas, decided February 9, 2015); no motion for rehearing was filed
and the petition for discretionary review is therefore due on March 11, 2015.
2. Appellant requests an additional thirty (30) days from the deadline stated above and
FILED IN
Appellant asks this Court to order the petition to be due on or before April tPOQW^eOlRl^iR^ML^F^PP^1
Discretionary Review. MAR 20 2£iJ
3. No previous extensions have been requested.
Abel Acosta, Cier»v
4. The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for an extension oftime are as follows:
Appellant is considering to file a petition for discretionary review (PDR). Appellant is currently seeking
legal counsel and may not have sufficienttime to preparethe PDR.
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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellantrespectfullyrequests an extension of 30
days, i.e. until April 10, 2015, to file a petition for discretionary review.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard Cruz //
3534 Bolivar Dr.
Dallas, Texas 75220
Telephone: (214) 754-9482
APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on March jH[, 2015, a true and correct copy ofthe above and foregoing
document was served upon the State of Texas by U.S. Mail addressed to the Hon. Susan Hawk, Criminal
District Attorney, Attn: Appellant Counsel, 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75207.
§\.^(/JhdU\£ Ca^u
Richard Cruz
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