Stanford Dewayne Jones Sr. v. State

ACCEPTED 12-15-00157-CR TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 10/13/2015 1:22:11 PM Pam Estes CLERK NO. 12-15-00157-CR ON APPEAL FROM THE 159TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTFILED IN ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS CAUSE NO. 2013-0744 10/13/2015 1:22:11 PM PAM ESTES TH Clerk STANFORD JONES, JR. § IN THE 12 COURT OF APPEALS § § OF vs. § § STATE OF TEXAS § TYLER, TEXAS THIRD MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Now comes Stanford Jones, Sr., Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 1. This case is on appeal from the 217th District Court of Angelina County, Texas. 2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. Stanford Jones, Sr., and numbered 2013-0744. Appellant was convicted of Arson. 4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of Twenty (20) years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division on May 14, 2015. 5. Notice of appeal was given on June 10, 2015. 6. The clerk's record was filed on July 10, 2015; the reporter's record was filed on June 29, 2015. 7. The appellate brief was presently due on October 12, 2015 which was a holiday. 8. Appellant requests an extension of time of four (4) days or until Friday, October 16, 2015. 9. Two extension to file the brief have been received in this cause. 10. Defendant is currently incarcerated. 11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested extension: The brief is complete excepting one point of error. Due to a recent stroke, Counsel is physically unable to sit at a computer for extended periods of time and would like a few extras days as to not neglect the final appeal point. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate. Respectfully submitted: /s/John D. Reeves ____________________ John D. Reeves Attorney at Law 1007 Grant Lufkin, Texas 75901 Phone (936) 632-160 Fax: (936) 632-1640 tessabellus@yahoo.com SBOT # 16723000 Counsel for Appellant CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Pursuant to Tex. R. App. 10.1 (5), certify that I, the undersigned conferred with opposing counsel who is not opposed to an extension. /s/John D. Reeves ___________________________ John D. Reeves CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellant’s Motion to Extend Time to file Appellant’s Brief on this 13th day of October, 2015 forwarded to State’s Attorney, April Ayers-Perez, Angelina County, by electronic service at aprerez@angelinacounty.net. /s/John D. Reeves __________________________ John D. Reeves Attorney for Appellant, Stanford Jones, Sr.