PD-1461-15
PD-1461-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 11/9/2015 2:38:32 PM
November 10, 2015
Accepted 11/10/2015 4:40:40 PM
ABEL ACOSTA
NO. _________________________ CLERK
JACOB WESLEY FAUDI § IN THE COURT OF
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VS. § CRIMINAL APPEALS
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STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO
FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Jacob Wesley Faudi, Appellant in the above styled and
numbered cause, and moves for an extension of time of 30 days to file a petition
for discretionary review, and for good cause shows the following:
1. On October 8, 2015, the Court of Appeals affirmed appellant's
conviction. Jacob Wesley Faudi v. State, 2015 WL 5965362. This petition is
therefore due on November 9, 2015.
2. Faudi needs additional time to prepare and submit his brief for
consideration in this case. Appellate Counsel as a solo practitioner has been
working on many cases including drafting and submitting the Petition for
Discretionary Review in State v. Torres before this Honorable Court on 11/2/2015,
preparing and submitting the brief in U.S. v. Dix, cause no. 14-51143 in the 5th
Circuit Court of Appeals, and preparing for oral argument in U.S. v. Koss, cause
no. 14-51173 in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that is scheduled for 12/2/2015.
3. Defendant is currently incarcerated.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, appellant respectfully
requests an extension of 30 days, i.e. until December 9, 2015, to file a petition for
discretionary review.
Respectfully submitted,
Law Office of Denton B. Lessman
100 N. 6th Street, Ste. 702
Waco, TX 76701
Tel: (254) 776-4544
Fax: (254) 776-4551
By:
Denton B. Lessman
State Bar No. 24042474
DLessmanAtty@aol.com
Attorney for Jacob Wesley Faudi
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on November 9, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
above and foregoing document was served on the State Prosecutor’s Office and the
McLennan County District Attorney’s Office via facsimile.
Denton B. Lessman