Balderas, Israel Jose

PD-0774-15 IN THE TEXAS COURT of CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS § FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS Israel Jose Balderas § § Cause No. 05-14-00900-CR v. § ^ „ _ THE STATE OF TEXAS § § Trial N- F-13336w%(^T OF CRI?« APPEALS JUN 26 2015 FILED IN PETITIONER'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME COURrOFTRIMWLAPPEALS IN FILING PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW PURSUANT to TEXAS RULES of APPELLATE PROCEDURE RULE 10.5 (b) Abel Acosta, Clerk 1. Petitioner's Direct Appeal in Cause No. 05-14-0009-CR was heard and his con viction Affirmed and opinion filed on May 14, 2015. 2. Petitionerrhas until June 14, 2015 to file his Petition for Discrectionary Review. 3. Petitioner requests an extension of 90 days which would extend his deadline to September 14, 2015. 4. Petitioner is not an attorney, is limited to 15 hours a week in the Unit Law Library and often less due to Staff shortages. 5. Petitioner needs 90 days in order to adequately research and prepare his petition. 6. Petitioner has not requested any previous extensions of time from this court and none have been granted. PRAYER FOR RELIEF Wherefore premise having been considered the Petitioner humbly requests and prays that this Honorable Court grant his Motion for Extension of tirae in order to file his Petition For Discrectionary Review and any other relief to which he is entitled. Respectfully Submitted, (1) Israel U< Balderas TDCJ-ID # 1937229 Mark W. Stiles Unit 3060 F.M. 3514 Beaumont, Tx. 77705 Pro-se DECLARATION I hearby declare under penalty of perjury the foregoing to be true and correct. Executed on May 25, 2015. Duly Sworn, Isi&elpK RarldeQras TDCJ-ID (#4937229 Mark W. Stiles Unit 3060 F.M. 3514 Beaumont, Tx. 77705