PD-0896-15
No. :
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN,TEXAS
ALPHONSO SMITH RECEIVED IN
V. C°URT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS JUL 15 m
FROM APPEAL No.:01-14-00727
Abe! Acosta, Clerk
TRIAL COURT
)URT No.:239 JUDICIAL I
DISTRICT
BRAZORIA COUNTY,TEXAS
FILED IN
FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 0URT 0F CRIMINAL APPEALS
TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW. JjJL 2 1 20lJ
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAlA&el Acosta, Clerk
COMES NOW,ALPHONSO SMITH,PETITIONER, and files this Motion
for ^0 days in which to file a petition for Discretionary Re
view.In support of this Motion,Appellant shows the Court the fol
lowing:
1 th
The Petitioner was convicted in •the 239 District Court of
Brazoria County,Texas, of the offense of Evading Arrest with a ve
hicle in Cause No.;71088,styled State of Texas vs. Alphonso Smith.
The Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals for the first
District of Texas.The case was affirmed on July 2,2015.
II
The present deadline for filing the Petitioner for Discretio
nary Review is August 1,2015. The Petitioner has not requested
any extension prior to this request.
Ill
Petitioner's request is based upon the following facts:
Petitioner was not informed of the decision of the Court of
Appeals in affirming his case until July 7,2015. His attorney
John J. Davis has informed Petitioner that he was not appointed
to represent him on the petition for Discretionary Review.
IV
At law library,Petitioner is only allowed to (3) three case law
a day per visit on intra-loan or shepardize,in some instances
the case law can not be obtained which hinders Petitioner's research.
Petitioner has a very limited knowledge of the lav;.
WHEREFORE,Petitioner prays this Court GRANTS this Motion
and extend the deadline for filing the petition for Discretionary
Review in Case No.: 01-14-00727 to Qp