ACCEPTED
06-14-00109-CR
SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
2/18/2015 4:18:17 PM
DEBBIE AUTREY
CLERK
NO. 06-14-00109-CR
FILED IN
6th COURT OF APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE TEXARKANA, TEXAS
§ 2/18/2015 4:18:17 PM
VS. § 6th COURT DEBBIE AUTREY
§ Clerk
MARLO DONTA PERSONS § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Marlo Donta Persons, Appellant in the above styled and
numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file
appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,
and for good cause shows the following:
1. This case was appealed on July 03, 2014 from the 354TH Judicial
District Court of Hunt County, Texas.
2. The original case appealed from was styled the STATE OF TEXAS
vs. Marlo Donta Persons, Cause Number 29,371.
3. Appellant was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance
Penalty Group 1 in an amount Greater or equal to 400 grams.
4. Appellant was sentenced to 55 years in the Texas Department of
Corrections on June 09, 2014.
5. Notice of appeal was given on July 03, 2014.
6. Defendant is currently incarcerated.
7. The appellate brief is presently due on February 18, 2015.
8. Appellant requests a 30 day extension from the present date.
9. This is appellant’s first requested extension and no other extensions
have been granted to appellant at this time.
10. The clerk's record was filed on October 13, 2014; the complete
reporter's record was filed on January 20, 2015.
11. Appellant presents the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension:
Appellant’s attorney, Elisha Hollis has begun reviewing both the reporter’s
record and the clerk’s record filed in this cause. But, Appellant’s counsel has not
been able to finish fully reviewing the entire record and prepare a brief for
Appellant due to extensive preparation for a sexual assault of a child trial between
January 19, 2015 and February 06, 2015 that was set for a jury trial on February
09, 2015.
Furthermore, Appellant has communicated with his counsel that he would
like more time to review the record as well before a brief is filed on his behalf.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this
Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such
other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
The Law Office of Elisha Hollis
2608 Stonewall Street
Greenville, Texas 75401
Tel: (903) 450-2473
Fax: (903) 200-1290
ElishaHollis@gmail.com
By: /s/ Elisha Hollis
Elisha Hollis
State Bar No. 24083189
Attorney for Marlo Persons
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on February 18, 2015, a true and correct copy of the
above and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Hunt
County Texas, by electronic filing system and by hand delivery.
/s/ Elisha Hollis
Elisha Hollis