ACCEPTED
01-14-00618-CR
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
1/27/2015 8:39:58 AM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
NOS. 01-14-00618-CR
01-14-00619-CR
FILED IN
1st COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
1/27/2015 8:39:58 AM
IN THE COURT OFAPPEALS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
Clerk
FOR THE FIRST
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
DENNIS STEELE, Appellant
vs.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 56tr' Judicial District Court
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 13CR3049 & 13CR3050
APPELLANT'S THIRD MOTION FOR EXTENSION OFTIME TO FILE
BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW DENNIS STEELE, Appellant, and files this, his third
Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief. Appellant's brief is due on
January 28, 2015. Appellant's counsel requests an additional thimy (30) day
extension to February 27,2015, for good cause and wouid show the Court as
follows
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Counsel approaches the Court in this matter with greal respect and out of
necessity. Counsel for Appellant has worked diligently to finish the brief in this
tnatter despite preparing for trial in other causes and battling illnesses of his own
as well as that of his family rnembers. Specifically, Counsel is set for jury trial,
along with lead attomey Neal Davis III, before the I lonorable Judge Melinda
Ilarmon of the United States District Courl for the Southem District of Texas
beginning Tuesday, January 27,2015.In these cases, that defendant has been indicted
for conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver cocaine and marijuana. 'l'hese cases
are not only set for trial but have been called to trial on this date, and both the
undersigned and lead counsel are ready for trial. Further describing the undersigned's
involvement in these federal cases, counsel also represents that defendant in state
cout1, where she is under indictment for the felony oflense ofpossession of
rnarijuana. All of these cases arise out ofthe same series ofincidents. These cases
involve an overwhelming amount ofevidence and nurnerous superseding
indictmcnts
For these reasons, Counsel is not yet finished with the briefin this rnatter and
very respectfully requests an additional extension 1o file his brief Finally, this
tnolion is nade in the interest ofjustice and no1 for the purposes ofdelay.
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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the court
grant this motion and extend the tirne for filing his brief for an additional thirty
(30) days to Fcbruary 27.2015.
Respectfully submitted,
D IELLAZARINE
Texas Bar No. 24073197
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 71002
(7t3) 224-4000
(7t3) 224-2815 FAX
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certiry that a true and conect copy of the foregoing Motion was
delivered to the Coufi ofAppeals, rvith a copy being faxed to the Assistant District
Attorney in this cause on this, the Z Z day of January, 201 5
DANIELLAZARINE
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STATE OFTEXAS s
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COUNTY OFHARRIS s
On this day personally appeared DANIEL LAZARINE, who stated under
oath as follows:
"My name is DANIEL LAZARINE. I am the attorney of record for the
Appellant in this cause. I have read the foregoing Motion for an Extension of Time
to File Appellant's Brief, and swear that the matters contained in such motion are
true and correct."
IELLAZ E
n,.l'L
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before rne on this the/'s- day of
January, 2015, to which witness my hand and seal of
RichudR. Brancr
rffit CrFfiitlion Erplne
06- 18-20I 7
N TARY PUBLIC INAND FOR
THE STATE OFTEXAS
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IN THE COURT OFAPPEALS
lst SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS
I{OUSTON, TEXAS
DENNIS STEELE s
Appellant s
$ NOS. 01-14-00618-CR
$ 01-14-00619-CR
vs. $
$ TRIAL COURT NUMBERS
THE STATE OFTEXAS, $ 13CR3049 & 13CR30s0
Appellee s
ORDER
On this day calne on to be heard Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time
within which to File Appellant's Brief,
It is the opinion of this Court that the Motion to Extend Time to File
Appellant's Brief should be and is hereby GRANTED, and it is therefore
ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the Appellant's Brief is due to be
filed in this Court on day of ,2015
SIGNED on this the day of_,2015.
JUDGE PRESIDING
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