PD-0263-15
PD-0263-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 3/10/2015 4:27:02 PM
Accepted 3/11/2015 10:40:26 AM
ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
NO. ______________
IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
_______________________________________________________________
DETRA PHILLIPS WEBSTER
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
________________________________________________________________
FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
CAUSE NO.05-12-00854-CR
ON APPEAL FROM THE 204TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
TRIAL COURT NO. F10-60721-Q
THE HONORABLE SUSAN HAWK PRESIDING
APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION
OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
BRUCE ANTON
State Bar No. 01274700
ba@sualaw.com
March 11, 2015 SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON
2311 Cedar Springs, Suite 250
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 468-8100 (office)
(214) 468-8104 (fax)
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COMES NOW, DETRA PHILLIPS WEBSTER, Appellant herein, and
moves this court to issue an extension of time to file his petition for discretionary
review, and in support thereof would show the court as follows:
I.
The opinion of the Fifth Court of Appeals in cause no. 05-12-00854-CR,
affirming the conviction, was rendered on December 8, 2014.
II.
The number and style of the case in the District Court is No. F10-60721-Q,
State of Texas v. Detra Phillips Webster.
III.
Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and
sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment.
IV.
The present deadline for filing the petition for discretionary review is March
10, 2015.
V.
No extensions of time to file the brief were previously requested.
VI.
The reason for this request is that during the last few weeks counsel has been
working on the following:
APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - PAGE 2
1. Petition for Discretionary Review in Katrina Martinez-
Hernandez v. State of Texas, in the Court of Criminal Appeals.
2. Appellant’s Brief in Tommy Vincent Jetton v. State of Texas,
case no. 11-14-00264-CR in the Eleventh Court of Appeals of
Texas.
3. Objections to the Report and Recommendation of the United
States Magistrate Judge in James Leslie Kesman v. State of
Texas, case no. 1:11-CV-504 in the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant requests this court
to grant an extension of time to file his brief until April 10, 2015.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
/s/ BruceAnton
BRUCE ANTON
Texas State Bar No. 01274700
SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON
2311 Cedar Springs #250
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 468-8100
(214) 468-8104 (fax)
ba@sualaw.com
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT
APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - PAGE 3
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above entitled motion
for extension of time to file brief was delivered via regular mail to the District
Attorney’s Office of Dallas County, Appellate Division, Frank Crowley Courts
Building, 133 North Industrial Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75207 and to the State
Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 12405, Austin, Texas 78711 on this 10th day of
March, 2015.
/s/ Bruce Anton
BRUCE ANTON
APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR
DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - PAGE 4
Webster, Detra Phillips
Combined Opinion