ACCEPTED
12-15-00071-CR
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
TYLER, TEXAS
8/31/2015 6:24:44 PM
CATHY LUSK
CAUSE NO. 12-15-00071-CR CLERK
HAROLD BASS, JR. § IN THE
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VS. § TWELFTH COURT
FILED IN
§ 12th COURT OF APPEALS
THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS
8/31/2015 6:24:44 PM
MOTION TO CATHY S. LUSK
Clerk
EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes 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 114TH Judicial District Court of Smith County,
Texas.
2. The case below was styled State of Texas v. Harold Bass, Jr. and numbered
114-1453-14.
3. Appellant was convicted of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Appellant was assessed a sentence of twenty-five (25) years confinement in
TDCJ-ID.
5. Notice of Appeal was given on March 11, 2015.
6. The Clerk's Record was filed on May 21, 2015; the Reporter's Record was filed
on June 30, 2015.
7. The Appellant’s Brief is due on August 31, 2015. Counsel requests the Court an
extension of thirty (30) days due to the number of briefs with deadlines.
8. Appellant requests an extension of time due to the following facts and
circumstances.
Since the Reporter’s Record in this case was completed, Counsel has filed:
A. Appellant’s Brief in Donald Powell v. State of Texas, cause number 12-
14-00355-CR on July 6, 2015;
B. Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review in Fatima Rahman v. State
of Texas, cause number PD-0724-15 on July 13, 2015;
C. A subsequent writ of habeas corpus in Ex parte Clifton Williams, cause
number WR-71,296-02 with the Court of Criminal Appeals on July 15,
2015;
D. Appellant’s Brief in Ricky Harris v. State of Texas, cause number 12-15-
00104-CR on July 20, 2015;
E. Appellant’s Brief in Oscar Perkins v. State of Texas, cause number 12-
15-00001-CR on July 22, 2015;
F. Appellant’s Brief in Charlie Motes v. State of Texas, cause number 12-
15-00111-CR on August 24, 2015; and
G. A Petition Seeking Discretionary Review in PD-1014-15, Goode v. State,
filed on August 31, 2015.
9. Counsel has appeared in numerous hearings in state and federal court over the
last thirty days, including hearings in the Eastern District of Texas - Tyler
Division, and hearings in Smith and Van Zandt Counties.
10. Lastly, Appellant’s Counsel has the following briefs pending:
A. Appellant’s Brief in Christopher McLemore v. State of Texas, cause
number 12-15-00091-CR on September 4, 2015 with no further
extensions;
B. Appellant’s Brief in Joe Lynn Pittman v. State of Texas, cause number
12-15-00009-CR on September 11, 2015 with no further extensions;
C. Appellant’s Brief in Hubert Benjamin v. State of Texas, cause number
12-15-00172-CR on September 21, 2015;
D. Appellant’s Brief in Brittany Michelle Barrett v. State of Texas, cause
numbers 12-15-00145-CR, 12-15-00146-CR, and 12-15-00147-CR on
September 23, 2015 with no further extensions;
E. Appellant’s Brief in John Congleton v. State of Texas, cause number 12-
15-00124-CR on September 23, 2015 with no further extensions;
F. Appellant’s Brief in Gaylord Stevens v. State of Texas, cause numbers
12-15-00162-CR, 12-15-00163-CR and 12-15-00164-CR upon the
completion of the Reporter’s Record;
G. Appellant’s Brief in Sidney Lynch v. State of Texas, cause number 12-15-
00167-15 upon the completion of the Reporter’s Record; and
H. Appellant’s Brief in Steven Lamon Moore v. State of Texas, cause
number 12-15-00195-CR upon completion of the Clerk’s Record and
Reporter’s Record.
Counsel was also on the planning committee for, and attending the State Bar
of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Course in San Antonio from July 27th through
30th, 2015 and the moderator for the half day panel on July 30th.
11. Appellant requests an extension of time due to the above referenced facts and
circumstances.
12. Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion to Extend Time to File
Appellant’s Brief for a period of thirty (30) days, and for such other and further
relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Law Office of James W. Huggler, Jr.
100 E. Ferguson, Suite 805
Tyler, Texas 75702
Tel: (903) 593-2400
Fax: (903) 593-3830
Jhugglerlaw@sbcglobal.net
By: /S/ James W. Huggler, Jr.
James W. Huggler, Jr.
State Bar No. 00795437
Attorney for APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on August 31, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above
and foregoing document was served on Mike West, Smith County District Attorney’s
Office, 100 North Broadway Ave., 4th Floor, Smith County Courthouse, Tyler, Texas
75702, by regular mail, fax, hand delivery, or electronic filing.
/S/ James W. Huggler, Jr.
James W. Huggler, Jr.