PD-1539-14 & PD-1540-14
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 2/4/2015 4:17:53 PM
February 6, 2015 Accepted 2/6/2015 3:11:24 PM
NO. ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. 14-13-00333-CR
NO. 14-13-00334-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE
FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE
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V. §
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NICHOLAS JARED MIRELES § APPELLANT
APPEAL FROM the 176th DISTRICT COURT
HOUSTON, TEXAS
TRIAL COURT NOS. 1281111 & 1288900
APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
NOW COMES, NICHOLAS JARED MIRELES, Appellant in the above
entitled and numbered cause, by and through his attorney of record, W. TROY
McKINNEY, and submits this Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant's
Petition for Discretionary Review until March 9, 2015. For good cause, Appellant
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shows as follows.
1. This Court issued its opinion on August 21, 2014. On December 17,
2014, Appellant’s motion for rehearing was filed and it was overruled on January 6,
2015. This petition for discretionary review is due to be filed on or about February
5, 2015 This is Appellant's first request for an extension of time to file Appellant's
Petition for Discretionary Review.
2. The last thirty days, Appellant's counsel has had an extremely heavy
court docket and several out of town court settings.
3. Furthermore, Appellant’s counsel was at the National College DUI
Defense seminar in Florida from January 21 through January 25, 2015.
4. This Motion is not made for delay, but to see that justice is done.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the
deadline for filing of Appellant's Petition for Discretionary be extended to March 9,
2015.
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Respectfully submitted,
SCHNEIDER & McKINNEY, P.C.
/w/ Troy McKinney
W. Troy. McKinney
T.B.C. No. 13725020
440 Louisiana
Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77002
713-951-9994
FAX 713-224-6008
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the attached and foregoing
document has been served on the Harris County District Attorney’s Office on this the
4th day of January 2015.
/s/ W. Troy McKinney
W. Troy McKinney
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Mireles, Nicholas Jared
Combined Opinion