ACCEPTED
03-14-00790-CR
4777114
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
4/6/2015 4:07:04 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
GEORGE HENRY WALKER, § AUSTIN, TEXAS
Appellant § 4/6/2015 4:07:04 PM
§ CAUSE NO. 03-14-00790-CR
JEFFREY D. KYLE
VS § TRIAL COURT NO.Clerk
§ B-14-0650-SA
THE STATE OF TEXAS, §
Appellee §
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
NOW COMES George Henry Walker, Appellant in the above styled
and numbered cause, by and through Counsel, and moves this Court to grant
an extension of time to file appellant’s brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6(d) of the
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the
following:
1. This case is on appeal from the 119th District Court in Tom Green
County, Texas.
2. The case below is styled The State of Texas v. George Henry
Walker and numbered B-14-0650-SA.
3. Appellant was convicted of failure to appear/enhanced.
4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of 45 years in the Institutional
Division-Texas Department of Criminal Justice on November 3, 2014.
5. Notice of appeal was given on December 15, 2014
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6. The Clerk’s and Reporter’s records were filed on March 6, 2015,
and March 2, 2015, respectively.
7. The Appellant’s brief is presently due on April 9, 2015.
8. Appellant requests an extension of time to file Appellant’s brief of
thirty (30) days or until May 9, 2015.
9. No previous requests for extension to file the brief have been filed
in this cause.
10. Defendant is currently incarcerated.
Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension: Appellant’s counsel relies on the following facts as good cause
for the requested extension: The undersigned has had appellate deadlines in
the Court of Appeals for the Third District including: filing appellant’s
briefs in State v. Corson, Nos. 03-15-00054-CR; 03-15-00055-CR; 03-15-
00056-CR; and 03-15-00057-CR filed 3-27-15; and State v. George, No. 03-
14-00673-CR due February 4, 2015. Additionally, Counsel was required to
travel extensively from her office in the past two weeks and was unable to
adequately review the record as a result. The undersigned, therefore, would
request an additional 30 days to review the record and to perform the
necessary legal research for preparation of the brief herein.
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WHEREFORE, 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,
COPELAND LAW FIRM
P.O. Box 399
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Tel: 512-897-8126
Fax: 512-215-8114
Email: ecopeland63@yahoo.com
By: /s/ Erika Copeland
Erika Copeland
State Bar No. 16075250
Attorney for Appellant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE,
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 9 and of CONFERENCE
This is to certify that on April 6, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
above and foregoing document was served on George McCrea, District
Attorney, Attn: Appellate Division, 124 W. Beauregard, San Angelo, Texas
76903 in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and that
this motion is in compliance with Rule 9 of the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure and that portion which must be included under Rule 9.4(i)(1)
contains 529 words, and that the undersigned conferenced with opposing
counsel on March 30, 2015, who had no objection to the granting of this
motion.
/s/ Erika Copeland
Erika Copeland
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George Henry Walker v. State
Combined Opinion