Drake, Alisha Marie

PD-0692-15 PD-0692-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 6/4/2015 3:57:57 PM Accepted 6/8/2015 2:38:04 PM ABEL ACOSTA No. 14-13-00855-CR CLERK IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ALISHA MARIE DRAKE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Appeal from Galveston County * * * * * STATE’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING ITS PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW * * * * * Lisa C. McMinn State Prosecuting Attorney Bar I.D. No. 13803300 June 8, 2015 John R. Messinger Asst. State Prosecuting Attorney Bar I.D. No. 24053705 P. O. Box 13046 Austin, Texas 78711 512/463-1660 (Telephone) 512/463-5724 (Fax) TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: Comes now the State of Texas, by and through its State Prosecuting Attorney, and respectfully submits to the Court its motion to extend the time for filing its petition for discretionary review to and including the 6th day of July, 2015. Since the lower court’s opinion was issued, the undersigned attorney completed four petitions, prepared for and spoke at one conference, and attended a separate three-day conference. The unusual demands of the last month created an unexpected shortage of time. No previous motions to extend the deadline for filing this petition have been filed. WHEREFORE, the State prays that its motion to extend the time for filing its petition until July 6, 2015, be granted. Respectfully submitted, /s/ John R. Messinger JOHN R. MESSINGER Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney Bar I.D. No. 24053705 P.O. Box 13046 Austin, Texas 78711 512/463-1660 (Telephone) 512/463-5724 (Fax) 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A copy of the foregoing State’s Motion to Extend the Time for Filing its Petition for Discretionary Review has been eFiled or e-mailed on this the 4th day of June, 2015 to: Allison Lindblade Galveston County Assistant Criminal District Attorney 600 59th Street, Suite 1001 P. O. Box 17254 Galveston, Texas 77551 allison.lindblade@co.galveston.tx.us Joel H. Bennett Sears & Bennett, LLP 1100 Nasa Parkway, Suite 302 Houston, Texas 77058 joel@searsandbennett.com /s/ John R. Messinger John R. Messinger Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney 2