NO.
SCOTTY MURL CASSELMAN IN THE COURT OF
V* CRIMINAL APPEALS
mETOj OF TEXAS OF TEXAS ^ ^ ^
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS C0URT 0F CRIMINAL APPEALS
APR 13 2015 PRO SE MOTION FOR EXTENTION OF TIME TO FILE Mjp qq jMti
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
Abel Acosta, Clerk Abe| Acosta C|erk
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
COMES NOW the appellant / Petitioner in the above styled and numbered
cause and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to extend the time for :' ; :
filing the Appellants Petition for Discretionary Review in this cause and in -•
support thereof would show the Court the following:
1) The style and number of this case in the Eleventh Court of Appeals,
Eastland, Texas is: Scotty Murl Casselman v. The State of Texas, Case No.
11-12-oo268-CR.
2) The style and number of this case in the trial court is: The State
of Texas v. Scotty Murl Casselman, Cause No. 8983 from the 132nd Judicial .:
District Court of Scurry County, Texas.
3) The Petitioner was convicted of the felony offense of Possession
of Controlled Substance, less than a gram in a drug free zone.
4) Judgment was entered on February 7, 2006, and punishment was
assessed at 40 years confinement with no fine.
5) The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction on February 5, 2015,
and Motion For Rehearing was denied on March 25, 2015.
6) The deadline for filing the Petition For Discretionart Review in •-.
this Cause is April 24, 2015.
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7) An extention of time for a period of 60 days is requested, that
would make the due date June 23, 2015.
8) No prior request for an extention of time has been made.
9) The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested
extention are, as follows: The Petitioner was represented by court appointed
counsel during the appeal of this case to the Court of Appeals. After the
conviction was affirmed, the trial courts.; appointed counsel refused to file
a Petition for Discretionary Review. Therefore additional time is needed for
the Petitioner to either prepare and file the Petition pro se or to seek legal
assistance in filing the Petition.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Petitioner respectfully request ':"''•-
that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the PetitionoFor Discretionary
Review in this Cause to June 23, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
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Petitioner
Scotty Murl Casselman
1211 West County Road 138, Lot #6
Midland, TX 79706
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The Petitioner hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Motion has been mailed to the Office of the Criminal District
Attorney for Scurry County, Eenjamin Smith, 1806 25th Street, Suite 302,
Snyder, TX 79549, and mailed via U.S. mail to the Office of the State
Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 12405, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711, on
the 3 / day of MQ£tfc CjUAqOm^^
Scotty Murl Casselman
cc
Benjamin Smith,
District Attorney's Office
1806 25th St., Ste. 302
Snyder, TX 79549
State Prosecuting Attorney
P.O. Box 12405, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
JIM R.WRIGHT
CHIEF JUSTICE
Court of Appeals SHERRY WILLIAMSON
CLERK
Eleventh District of Texas TELE: 254/629-2638
MIKE WILLSON
JUSTICE 100 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 300 FAX: 254/629-2191
P.O. BOX 271 sherry.vvilliamson@txcourts.gov
JOHN M. BAILEY www.txcourts.gov/11 thcoa
JUSTICE EASTLAND, TEXAS 76448
March 26, 2015
Scotty Murl Casselman Dana Cooley
#1353071 1806 25th Street, Suite 302
c/o Coots Family Snyder, TX 79549
3609 FM 715 * DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL *
Midland, TX 79706
RE: Appellate Case Number: 11-12-00268-CR
Trial Court Case Number: 8983-A
Style: Scotty Murl Casselman
v. The State of Texas
The Court has this day GRANTED IN PART Appellant's pro se motion requesting
suspension of appellate rules in the above cause.
The Court has also this day'DENIED Appellant's pro se motion for rehearing.
If either party wishes to file a Petition for Discretionary Review, please note:
1) Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 68.3(a), the petition and all copies of the petition must be
filed with the Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals; and
2) Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 68.4(i), a copy ofthis Court's opinion must be attached.to
each copy of the Petition for Discretionary Review.
Respectfully yours,
Sherry Williamson, Clerk
cc: Reed A. Filley (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)
Ernie Armstrong, Judge (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)
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