Clifford Bernard Nelson v. State

ACCEPTED 06-14-00204-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 5/8/2015 5:00:58 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK CAUSE NO. 06-14-00204-CR FILED IN CLIFFORD BERNARD NELSON § 6th COURT IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS § 5/11/2015 8:33:00 AM VS. § FOR THE SIXTH DISTRICT DEBBIE AUTREY § Clerk THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE'S SECOND MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING STATE’S BRIEF THE STATE OF TEXAS, by and through the undersigned Assistant District Attorney, respectfully moves the Court to extend the time for filing of the Appellee’s Brief in accordance with Rule 10.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. In support of its motion, the State respectfully offers the following: 1. The Appellee’s brief is due Monday, May 11, 2015, after one extension and I have not completed it due to other matters with more pressing deadlines. 2. The State seeks an additional 30 days from May 11, until Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The undersigned will, nonetheless, attempt to complete and file the State’s brief prior to the extended deadline. 3. The undersigned attorney is responsible for all post-conviction prosecution for the Gregg County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, including direct appeals and applications for habeas corpus, bond forfeitures and traffic citation appeals. In the past 30 days the undersigned attorney has worked on the following: A. Appellate brief in aggravated robbery case: 1. Cordero Brown v. State, 06-14-00115-CR, (10 volumes; 5 issues) due April 22, 2015 after one extension . A Cinque Ross v. State, 06-14-00157-CR (8 volumes, 4 issues) due Monday, May 11, 2015 after one extension. B. Responses to habeas applications: 1. Ex parte Montalbano, 41,041-B-H-1 due April 25, 2015. 2. Ex parte Young, 42, 697-B-H-2, due April 28, 2015. 3. Ex parte Wyatt, 40, 788-A-H-2?, due April 28, 2015. 4. Ex parte Player, 42,164-A-H-1, due April 29, 2015 5. Ex parte Freeman, 42,132-B-H-2, due April 29, 2015. 6. Ex parte Spratling, 26,307-B-H-1 due May 10, 2015. 6. In the next 30 days the undersigned attorney has briefing deadlines in the following cases in addition to this one: A. Appellate Briefs: 1. King v.State, 06-14-00166 –CR due June 1, 2015. 2. Sibley v. State, 06-15-00009-CR due June 8, 2015. B. Response to One DNA Motion 1. Bennie Guy v. State, 23,613-B received April 21, 2015. 7. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested extension: A. During the past 30 days, the undersigned has submitted nine habeas responses, as shown above, and has worked on the Brown brief, which is now 95 percent complete. In addition, I have processed numerous traffic court appeals and bond forfeiture cases. B. I will be attending the Robert Dawson Conference on Criminal Appeals in Austin on May 27-29. One previous extension has been requested by the State in this case. C. This extension is not requested for purposes of delay, but so that justice may be done. Respectfully submitted, /s/Zan Colson Brown Zan Colson Brown Texas Bar No. 03205900 Assistant District Attorney 101 East Methvin St., Suite 333 Longview, TX 75601 Telephone: (903) 236–8440 Facsimile: (903) 236–3701 E-mail: zan.brown@co.gregg.tx.us CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing has been forwarded to all counsel of record by electronic transmission to: Mr. Ebb Mobley P.O. Box. 2309 Longview, Texas 75606 Ebbmob@aol.com This 8th day of May, 2015. /s/ ZanColsonBrown Zan Colson Brown Assistant District Attorney