PD-0926&0927&0928-15 PD-0926&0927&0928-15
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 7/22/2015 3:05:38 PM
IN THE
Accepted 7/24/2015 9:49:38 AM
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
OF TEXAS
JERROD DEMOUN PRESTON,
PETITIONER §
§ 05-14-01131-CR
v. § 05-14-01132-CR
§ 05-14-01133-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
COMES NOW JERROD DEMOUN PRESTON, through appointed counsel, moving
the Court to extend the time to file his Petition for Discretionary Review, and would show the
Court as follows:
1. The appeal was decided by the Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas.
2. The opinion of that Court was filed July 14, 2015.
3. The style was Jerrod Demoun Preston v. The State of Texas, with three case
numbers: 05-14-01131-CR; 05-14-01132-CR; and 05-1 4-01133-CR.
4. No Motion for Rehearing was filed.
5. The Petition is due to be filed August 13, 2015.
6. An extension of30 days to September 12, 2015, is requested.
7. No previous extension has been requested.
July 24, 2015
I 8. Counsel has three appellate briefs due between now and August 4, 2015, and
needs additional time to properly research the issues involved in this proceeding.
WHEREFORE, the undersigned prays this Court will extend the time to file his Petition
for Discretionary Review to and including September 12, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
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ROBERT T. BASKETT
State Bar No. 01871000
6060 N. Central Expressway
Suite 600
Dallas Texas 75206-5209
214/965-0900
214/880-0443 [fax]
Email: rtblaw@swbell.net
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
I certify that number of words in this Motion is 163 words.
ROBERT T. BASKETT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that a true copy of the following motion was served by regular mail and
electronic mail to Mike Casillas, Assistant District Attorney, email address at:
michael.casillas@dallascounty.org and mailing address to: 133 N. Riverfront Boulevard, Dallas,
Texas, 75207-4399, on this the 22nd day of July, 2015.
ROBERT T. BASKETT