PD-0389-15
PD-0389-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 4/7/2015 10:35:22 AM
APRIL 13, 2015 Accepted 4/13/2015 2:54:22 PM
ABEL ACOSTA
No. __________________ CLERK
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
SITTING AT AUSTIN, TEXAS
ADRIAN THOMAS WALKER
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
On Petition for Discretionary Review from the Fifth Court of Appeals
Sitting at Dallas, Texas
in Cause No.
05-14-00148-CR
On appeal from 283rd Judicial District Court
of Dallas County, Texas
In Cause No. F12-35059-T
MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME
IN WHICH TO FILE
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIE
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COMES NOW Adrian Thomas Walker, Appellant, and respectfully submits
this Motion for an Extension of Time in Which to File Petition for Discretionary
Review in the above entitled and numbered cause. In support of this Motion, Appellant
would show this Honorable Court the following:
I.
Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of aggravated sexual
assault of a child under the age of six. (CR: 9). The indictment was amended to
aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. (CR: 64). Appellant pled
guilty to the primary charge in the amended indictment. (RR2: 12-13). A jury trial was
held regarding punishment, and the jury assessed punishment at 20 years and a $10,000
fine. (RR4: 223). Judgment was entered by the trial court on January 30, 2014. (CR:
70). A notice of appeal was timely filed. (CR: 73).
II.
Appellant’s conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on February 27,
2015 in an unpublished opinion. Walker v. State, No. 005-14-00148-CR, 2015 Tex.
App. LEXIS 1945 (Tex. App. – Dallas, February 27, 2015).
III.
The deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is March 29, 2015.
Appellant brings this motion for an extension of time within 15 days of the last date for
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filing Petition for Discretionary Review, i.e., by filing this motion electronically on
April 7, 2015. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2 (c).
IV.
Appellant requests an extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days. No prior
request for an extension of time has been made.
V.
The facts relied upon to show good cause for this requested extension are as
follows:
(1) The undersigned attorney filed a petition for discretionary review in cause
number PD-1541-14 styled Leonardo Geronimo Renteria Sanchez v. State of
Texas on December 18, 2014 pending in the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals, Austin, Texas.
(2) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 05-13-01710-CR
styled Errington Charles Hatch v. State of Texas on January 31, 2015
pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
(3) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 08-14-00208-CR
styled Danielle Lozono v. State of Texas on February 17, 2015 pending in the
8th District Court of Appeals, El Paso, Texas.
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(4) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 05-14-
00447/00448/00449/00450/00451-CR styled Chason Matthew Oden v. State
of Texas on February 20, 2015 pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals,
Dallas, Texas.
(5) The undersigned attorney filed a brief on March 4, 2015 in cause number
05-14-00720-CR styled Raymond Edwards III v. State of Texas pending in
the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
(6) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause numbers 05-14-
00331/00332/00333/00334-CR styled Neko Boykin v. State of Texas on
March 13, 2015 pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
(7) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause numbers 05-14-00101-CR
styled Natalio Juarez, Jr. v. State of Texas on March 20, 2015 pending in the
5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
(8) The undersigned attorney filed a petition for discretionary review in cause
numbers PD-0246-15 & PD-0247-15 styled Valentin Junior Hernandez v.
State of Texas on April 6, 2015 pending in the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals, Austin, Texas.
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(9) The undersigned attorney is preparing a brief in cause numbers 05-14-
01050-CR styled Ronnie Creig Wilson v. State of Texas pending in the 5th
District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
VI.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully requests
that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review
for 60 days.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Nanette Hendrickson
Lynn Richardson Nanette Hendrickson
Chief Public Defender Assistant Public Defender
Dallas County, Texas State Bar No. 24081423
Frank Crowley Courts Building
133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB-2
Dallas, Texas 75207-4399
nanette.hendrickson
@dallascounty.org
(214) 653-3582 (phone)
(214) 653-3539 (fax)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing brief was served on the Dallas
County Criminal District Attorney’s Office (Appellate Section), 133 N. Industrial
Blvd., LB-19, 10th Floor, Dallas, Texas, 75207, by hand delivery and electronic
service to Lori Ordiway at DCDAAppeals@dallascounty.org on April 7, 2015.
/s/ Nanette Hendrickson
Nanette Hendrickson
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Walker, Adrian Thomas
Combined Opinion