Elmer Alvarado v. State

ACCEPTED 01-14-00965-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/7/2015 7:04:09 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 01-14-00965-CR FILED IN IN THE 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/7/2015 7:04:09 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE COURT OF APPEALS Clerk FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON _____________________________________ ELMER ALVARADO APPELLANT vs. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE ______________________________________ From the 248th District Court of Harris County, Texas Cause No. 1381604 ______________________________________ Appellant’s First Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief ______________________________________ TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Comes now Kyle B. Johnson, attorney appointed to represent the appellant in these causes and files this Motion for an Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief, and in support thereof, respectfully states to the Court as follows: 1. This appeal lies from the defendant’s conviction (by jury) for Indecency with a Child in the case styled The State of Texas v. Elmer Alvarado, cause number 1381604. Mr. Alvarado received 5 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on November 20, 2014. 2 2. The complete record in this case was filed on March 5, 2015 and the appellant’s brief was due yesterday on April 6, 2015. 3. Counsel is finishing up another brief at present and has had a felony trial that has been carried for the last couple of weeks. Given these as well as counsel’s regular docket, counsel is requesting additional time to review this record and complete the appellant’s brief. scheduled for this week. Counsel is asking that the current due date be extended 60 days .GIVEN THE ABOVE, Kyle B. Johnson, attorney for Elmer Alvarado, the appellant, prays that the due date for appellant brief be extended sixty (60) days or until June 5, 2015. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Kyle B. Johnson Kyle B. Johnson TBN: 10763570 929 Preston, Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: (713) 223-4100 Fax: (713) 224-2889 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above document has been forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney's Office by hand-delivering a copy to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals on this 23rd day of February, 2015. Allen Curry Appellate Division Harris County District Attorney's Office th 1201 Franklin, 6 Floor Houston, Texas 77002 /s/ Kyle B. Johnson Kyle B. Johnson 4