Andre Demont Thompson v. State

ACCEPTED 01-14-00862-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS st 3/2/2015 12:00:00 AM 1 COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER PRINE HOUSTON, TX CLERK March 2, 2015 CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE, NO. 01-14-00862-CR CLERK IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS FOR THE FIRST FILED IN SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS 1st COURT OF APPEALS ------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON, TEXAS NO. 1364962 2/28/2015 9:28:00 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Clerk OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS ------------------------------------------------- ANDRE THOMPSON Appellee VS THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellant ------------------------------------------------- APPELLANT'S MOTION TO ALLOW LATE FILING OF APPELLANT’S BRIEF ------------------------------------------------- TO THE HONORABLE COURT: Comes now the Appellant pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), and files this his Motion To Allow Late Filing Of Appellant's Brief and as grounds therefor would show unto the Court the following: 1) Appellant was sentenced on October 8, 2014 after a jury trial. The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division for a period of 30 years. 2) The Appellant timely and properly filed his Notice of Appeal on October 8, 2014. 3) The Court signed it’s order appointing counsel on October 8, 2014. 4) A Motion For New Trial was not filed. 5) An extension is requested until April 4, 2015 for the filing of Appellant’s Brief. 6) No previous extensions have requested or granted to the Appellant. 7) This extension is requested based on other extensions to file the record resulted in a due date at a time when Appellant’s attorney increased trial workload. WHEREFORE, Appellant prays that the Court grant the requested extension for late filing of Appellant’s Brief to April 6, 2015. Respectfully submitted _______________________________ Glenn J. Youngblood Attorney at Law 4669 Southwest Freeway, Suite 595 Houston, Texas 77027 (713) 432-1013 (713) 432-1013 FAX SBOT # 22217400 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on this 27 day of February, 2015 a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion For Extension Of Time For Filing the Appellant’s Brief was served via telephonic document transfer upon: Alan Curry The Harris County District Attorney's Office Appellate Division 201 Fannin Houston, Texas 77002 curry_alan@dao.hctx.net ____________________________ Glenn J. Youngblood