ACCEPTED
01-15-00220-CR
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
6/5/2015 4:19:25 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
CAUSE NO. 01-15-00220-CR
GARY JAMES COX, § IN THE COURT OFFILED IN
APPEALS
1st COURT OF APPEALS
Appellant § HOUSTON, TEXAS
§ 6/5/2015 4:19:25 PM
v. § HOUSTON,
CHRISTOPHER TEXAS
A. PRINE
§ Clerk
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
Appellee § FIRST DISTRICT
APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT:
COMES NOW, Appellant, GARY JAMES COX, in the above captioned matter,
and requests this Court to extend the time to file his brief in this matter and for good
cause would show the Court as follows:
Appellant timely filed Notice of Appeal, docketing statement, Requests for
Clerk’s Record, and Requests for Reporter’s Record. Appellant requests this Honorable
Court to extend the deadline for filing the brief for thirty (30) days. In the last thirty
days, attorney for Appellant:
1. Has received the Clerk’s Record and Reporter’s Record and has begun
reviewing the records for the appeal;
2. Prepared for and conducted trial in the State of Texas v. Barbara Skweres,
City of Houston Municipal court;
3. Prepared for trial and appeared for trial in the matter of State of Texas v.
Alexander Hoarau, cause number 1970723 which was pending in Harris
County Criminal Court at Law No. 2;
4. Has been preparing for trial in the matter of State of Texas v. Freddie
Savage, cause number 13CR2324 and it is currently set for trial on June 8,
2015, in the 212th District Court, Galveston County, Texas;
5. Worked on and attended arraignment on United States v. Johnny Jones,
Cause No. H-15-267-4, Southern District of Texas;
6. Has been attending to numerous other matters and daily dockets.
Counsel for Appellant requests this Court to grant Appellant an extension of time
to file his brief until July 8, 2015. This requests is not made for delay but in the interests
of justice. Appellant’s brief is due on June 8, 2015. This is Appellant’s first Motion for
Extension of Time to File Brief.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant requests Joel H. Bennett
this Court grant an extension of time to file his brief until July 8, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
SEARS & BENNETT, LLP
_/s/ Joel H. Bennett__________
JOEL H. BENNETT
Texas State Bar No. 00787069
1100 Nasa Parkway, Suite 302
Houston, Texas 77058
Telephone: (281) 389-2118
Facsimile: (866) 817-5155
joel@searsandbennett.com
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that the foregoing instrument has been served upon the Galveston
County District Attorney’s Office on this the 5th day of June, 2015 by email to Rebecca
Klaren at Rebecca.klaren@co.galveston.tx.us.
_/s/ Joel H. Bennett__________
Joel H. Bennett
CAUSE NO. 01-15-00220-CR
GARY JAMES COX, § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
Appellant §
§
v. § HOUSTON, TEXAS
§
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
Appellee § FIRST DISTRICT
ORDER ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
BRIEF
On this _____ day of ___________________, 2015 came on to be heard the
above referenced Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief and the Court
having considered the same is of the opinion of that said Motion is good and should in all
things be GRANTED/DENIED.
It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the time for
Appellant to file his brief is extended until July 8, 2015.
_________________________________
JUDGE PRESIDING