PD-1456-15 PD-1456-15
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 11/9/2015 12:00:00 AM
Accepted 11/9/2015 4:54:10 PM
No. _____________ ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
In the
Court of Criminal Appeals
At Austin
No. 01-14-00575-CR.
In the
Court of Appeals
for the
November 9, 2015 First District of Texas
at Houston
No. 1909929
In the County Court at Law No. 13
Harris County, Texas
VIBHA HARISH PATEL
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
WITHIN WHICH TO FILE
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
APPELLANT, pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2(c) moves for an
extension of time within which to file its petition for discretionary review. In
support of its motion, appellant submits the following:
1. Appellant was charged with the misdemeanor offense of driving
while intoxicated.
2. A jury convicted appellant of the charged offense and the court
sentenced her to five days confinement in the Harris County Jail
on May 22, 2014.
3. A unanimous panel of the First Court of Appeals rendered
judgment in an unpublished opinion on September 29, 2015,
affirming appellant’s conviction and sentence.
5. Appellant’s petition for discretionary review was due October 30,
2015.
6. Appellant seeks an extension, in accordance with TEX. R. APP.
P. 68.2(c), until November 30, 2015, to file its petition for
discretionary review. This is appellant’s first request for an
extension.
7. Appellant’s petition is not for purposes of delay, but so that justice
may be done.
WHEREFORE, the Appellant prays that this Court will grant the
requested extension until November 30, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Mandy Miller
MANDY MILLER
Attorney for Vibha Harish Patel
2910 Commercial Center Blvd., Ste. 103-201
Katy, TX 77494
SBN 24055561
PHONE (832) 900-9884
FAX (877) 904-6846
mandy@mandymillerlegal.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5, this certifies that on the 6th day of
November, 2015, a copy of the foregoing was delivered to the following
persons through electronic mail:
Daniel McCrory
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
mccrory_daniel@dao.hctx.net
Lisa McMinn
State Prosecuting Attorney
lisa.mcminn@spa.state.tx.us
/s/ Mandy Miller
MANDY MILLER