PD-0490&0491-15 RECEIVED IN
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
JUN 29 2015
COURT OF APPEALS CAUSE NOS. 05-14-00212-CR and 05-14-00213-CR
TRIAL COURT CAUSE NOS. 401-81063-2011 &401-8()fe2teSta, Clerk
JOE POLANCO, Appellant § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL r
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee § 401st JUDICIAL DISTRICT Jr i /
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE V ;v
APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW 0*
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW, Joe Polanco, Appellant, and files this Motion for Extension of Time to File
Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review, pursuant to Rules 10.5(b) and 68.2(c), Texas
Rules of Appellate Procedure. As grounds in support of this Motion, Appellant states the
following:
1. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas issued a Memorandum
Opinion on February 25, 2015. C0URT 0F CRIMINAL APPEALS
2. The Appellant submitted to the Court aMotion for Rehearing. y
3. The Motion for Rehearing was denied on March 27, 2015. Abel Acosta, Clerk
4. Appellant requests an extension of sixty (60) days to file the Petition.
5. Appellant is requesting additional time to prepare a Petition for Discretionary Review
in that Appellant is continuing to make efforts to try and retain counsel to assist him through this
process.
6. If an attorney is retained, the attorney will need additional time to review all
documents necessaryto assist him/her in preparing a Petition for Discretionary Review.
7. Due to the weather, Appellant has fallen behind in meeting deadlines through his
employment which is making it difficult for him to attempt the preparation of the Petition.
8. Appellant's grandmother has been very ill and Appellant has been informed that she is
suffering from Dementia. That has been very difficult for Appellant.
9. Appellant was also involved in a matter regarding the custody of his daughter which
was scheduled for trial on June 23, 2015. Appellant is now able to focus solely on this matter.
PRAYER
Appellant prays that he be granted the relief requested in this motion and that said Court
allow him a sixty (60) day extension to prepare a Petition for Discretionary Review.
JOJi3>OiLANCO
pro se
Coolmist Creek
Little Elm, Texas 75069
Telephone: (972) 404-6818
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was mailed to Greg
Willis, John R. Rolater, Jr., and Zeke Fortenberry, Collin County District Attorney, 2100
Bloomdale Road, Suite 20004, McKinney Texas 75071-8313 this 2. j day ofJune, 2015.
Polanco, Joe
Combined Opinion