Rivas, Leonardo

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date filed: 2015-10-16
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                              PD-1223-15

                           COURT   OF   CRIMINAL   APPEALS   OF TEXAS
                                         AUSTIN, TEXAS

LEONARDO RIVAS,                                                    CCA #PD-1223-15


        Appellant/Petitioner,

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THE STATE OF TEXAS,

        Appellee/Respondent.                                        tc."-#i 2-04-1 tm^&niivtSHJJr*
                   PETITIONER'S MOTION TO UAIVE COPY REQUIREMENTS
                                                                                      OCT 16 2015
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL          APPEALS:


        Petitioner Leonardo Rivas respectfully moves the Court to uaivV^the^OBfta, Cfef^

11-copy filing requirement of Tex.R.App.P. 9.3(b)(1).                He asks the Court to

allow him to file only one copy of his Petition for Discretionar                      ie. FILED IW
(PDR), as authorized by Tex.R.App.P. 2.
                                                                                         OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                                                                         OCT 16 2Si5
        This case is pending before the Court.             Leonardo's PDR is due on

November 17, 2015.      Leonardo is indigent, and he cannot make the requrrerHCOSta, Clerk

number of copies under Tex.R.App.P. 9.3(b)(1).                The Medina County Gail does

not provide a copy machine for inmate use.             Leonardo does not have enough

supplies to prepare 11 copies of his PDR.              He cannot comply with Tex.R.App.P.

9.3(b)(1).

        Leonardo respectfully asks the Court to grant him permission to file

only one copy of his PDR.          He asks the Court to waive Tex.R.App.P. 9.3(b)(1)

and invoke Tex.R.App.P. 2.

        WHEREFORE, Petitioner Leonardo Rivas respectfully asks this Court to

grant this Motion.
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