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DYLYN RICHARDS IN THE COURT OF
FILED IN
§ CRIMINAL APFI0UEB" OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
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THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS NAY 112015
Abel Acosta, Clerk
Pro Se Motion for Extension of Time
To File Petition eor Discretionary Review
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
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: Dylyn Richard v.
The State of Texas. Appeal No. 10-13-00412-CR.
2. The style and number of the case in the trial court is: The State of Texas v. Dylyn
Richards: Cause No. 37,254-CR; from the40th Judicial District Court of Ellis County, Texas.
3. The Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of Intoxication Manslaughter
causing the Death of a Police Officer, a First Degree Felony.
4. Judgment was entered on August 30, 2013 and punishment was assessed at 55
years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division.
5. The conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on April 9, 2015.
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6. The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review in this
cause is May 9, 2015.
7. An extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days is requested that would make
the due date June 8, 2015.
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. The Appellant/Pertioner has elected to proceed pro se.
Therefore, additional time is needed for the Appellant/Petitioner to either prepare and file the
Petition pro se of to seek legal assistance in filing the Petition.
WHERElORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Appellant /Petitioner respectfully
requests that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review in
this cause to June 8, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
?iyjrlacfaards
TDCJ # 01886141
Eastham Unit
2665 Prison Road #1
Lovelady, Texas 75851
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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 District Attorney, Appellate Division, Ellis County Courthouse,
109 S. Jackson Street, Waxahachie, Texas 75165, and mailed via U.S. mail, to the Office of the
State Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 12405, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711, on theg2&
day of/?/)m n'I '•; ,2015.
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