ACCEPTED
12-15-00158-CR
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS
TYLER, TEXAS
12/17/2015 8:22:08 AM
Pam Estes
CLERK
NO. 12-1S-001S8CR
FILED IN
12th COURT OF APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS § INTHE TYLER, TEXAS
§ 12/17/2015 8:22:08 AM
VS. § 12th COURT PAM ESTES
Clerk
§
STANLEY LIONEL BOLDEN § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Stanley Lionel Bolden, Appellant in the above styled and
numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file
appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,
and for good cause shows the following:
1. This case is on appeal from the 349th Judicial District Court of
Anderson County, Texas.
2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. Stanley Lionel
Bolden, and numbered 31389.
3. Appellant was convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.
4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of9 years rnCJ on June 4,2015.
5. Notice of appeal was given on June 10,2015.
6. The clerk's record was filed timely the reporter's record was filed on
November 17,2015.
7. The appellate brief is presently due on December 17, 2015.
8. Appellant requests an extension of time of 30 days from the present
date, i.e. January 17,2016.
9. No extension to file the brief has been received in this cause.
10. Defendant is currently ncarcerated.
11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension:
Counsel has been hospitalized twice in the last 10 days for kidney stone
attack, surgery scheduled this Tuesday. Such health condition has incapacitated
counsel from completing the brief ..
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this
Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such
other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN EVANS
1000 North Church
Palestine, Texas 75801
Tel: (903) 723-3334
Fax: (903) 723-0124
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By: ~~
StepJe Evans
State Bar No. 06717580
sevanslaw@aol.com
Attorney for Stanley Lionel Bolden
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on December 17, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
above and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office,
Anderson County, by electronic service through the Electronic Filing Manager.
STATE OF TEXAS §
§
COUNTY OF ANDERSON §
AFFIDAVIT
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
Stephen Evans, who after being duly sworn stated:
"I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and
entitled cause. I have read the foregoing Motion To Extend Time to
File Appellant's Brief and swear that all of the allegations of fact
contained therein are true and correct. "
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on /,2- / Z ,2015,
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.