Patrick Demon Stewart v. State

ACCEPTED 06-15-00120-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 11/6/2015 9:08:06 AM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS NO. 06-15-00120-CR TEXARKANA, TEXAS 11/6/2015 9:08:06 AM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk IN THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS ______________________________________________________________________________ Trial Court Case No: 14-153-CR From the 87th Judicial District Court Freestone County, Texas PATRICK DEMON STEWART APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE ______________________________________________________________________________ STATE’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLEE’S BRIEF _____________________________________________________________________________ Christopher E. Martin County/District Attorney for Freestone County By: Cari Warner Assistant County Attorney 118 E. Commerce, Suite 305 Fairfield, Texas 75840 Telephone: (903) 389-3977 Facsimile: (903) 389-5289 SBN: 24085690 Email: cari.heinen@co.freestone.tx.us November 6, 2015 IN THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS PATRICK DEMON STEWART Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, moves for an extension of SIXTY (60) days in which to file Appellee’s Brief, pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5 and shows: I. Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P.10.5, THE STATE OF TEXAS, moves this Court to allow an extension of SIXTY (60) days to file Appellee’s Brief. Appellant’s brief was filed on or about October 9, 2015. II. REQUIRED INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE A. The deadline for filing the brief: TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(A): November 9, 2015. B. The length of extension sought. TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(B): Sixty (60) days. The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for the extension. TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(C): The State’s attorney is the Assistant County Attorney working in a two-attorney office. This office and its attorneys are engaged in a very large amount of cases including upcoming multiple criminal trials. Both attorneys in the office will be participating in the upcoming trials. As well, both attorneys were involved in a Capital Murder trial State’s Motion for Extension of Time Page 2 starting October 19, 2015 and ending October 30, 2015. The State’s Attorney needs this extension to adequately and sufficiently brief the matters before this Court. C. Number of previous extensions granted. TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(D): None for the State. III. The additional time requested is not sought solely for delay, nor sought frivolously, but will be of assistance to the State’s attorney in preparing State’s brief. PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, The State of Texas requests that this Honorable Court grant this Motion and extend the deadline for filing Appellee’s brief for sixty (60) days, or that this Court grant such additional time as is just and proper. Respectfully Submitted, Christopher E. Martin County/District Attorney Freestone County By: /s/ Cari Warner ____________________________________ Cari Warner Assistant County Attorney Freestone County, Texas 118 E. Commerce, Suite 305 Fairfield, Texas 75840 Telephone: (903) 389-3977 Facsimile: (903) 389-5289 SBN: 24085690 Email: cari.heinen@co.freestone.tx.us State’s Motion for Extension of Time Page 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the State’s Brief was transmitted via EMAIL to Appellant’s Counsel, Stan Schwieger, at wacocrimatty@yahoo.com, on November 6, 2015. /s/ Cari Warner ____________________________________ Cari Heinen Assistant County Attorney State’s Motion for Extension of Time Page 4