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01-14-00915-CR
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
4/9/2015 10:27:39 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
No. 01-14-00915-CR
In the FILED IN
Court of Appeals 1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
for the
4/9/2015 10:27:39 PM
First District of Texas
at Houston CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
No. 11-DCR-058577A
In the 268th District Court
Fort Bend County, Texas
EDWIN ALVAREZ
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
WITHIN WHICH TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
APPELLANT, pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 10.1, 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), moves
for an extension of time within which to file its appellate brief. In support of its
motion, appellant submits the following:
1. Appellant was charged with sexual abuse of a child.
2. A jury convicted appellant of the charged offense and the jury sentenced
him to 20 years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice on October 17, 2014.
3. Notice of appeal was filed on October 17, 2014.
4. Appellant’s brief was due on April 1, 2015.
5. Appellant seeks an extension to file his brief until July 1, 2015.
6. The following facts are relied upon to show good cause for the
requested extension:
a. Counsel has been working on the appellate briefs in Dorsey v. State,
No. 01-14-00685-CR., Hayes v. State, 04-14-00878-CR. and 04-14-
00879-CR., and Ross v. State, 01-14-00902-CR.
b. Counsel has filed a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme
Court in Masterson v. Stephens.
7. Appellant’s motion is not for purposes of delay, but so that justice may
be done.
WHEREFORE, appellant prays that this Court will grant the requested
extension.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/MANDY MILLER
Attorney for appellant
2910 Commercial Center Blvd., Ste. 103-201
Katy, TX 77494
SBN 24055561
PHONE (832) 900-9884
FAX (877) 904-6846
mandy@mandymillerlegal.com
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been delivered via
email to the following address:
Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office
ATTN: John Harrity
John.Harrity@fortbendcountytx.gov
/s/MANDY MILLER
Attorney for appellant
2910 Commercial Center Blvd., Ste. 103-201
Katy, TX 77494
SBN 24055561
PHONE (832) 900-9884
FAX (877) 904-6846
mandy@mandymillerlegal.com
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