PD-0731-15
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
June 18, 2015 Transmitted 6/15/2015 4:56:38 PM
Accepted 6/18/2015 10:18:46 AM
PD. No__-____ ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
HENRY WILSON RICHARDS, JR.,
Appellant
vs.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
Seeking discretionary review of an opinion of the Court of Appeals for
the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas, Texas
in Cause No. 05-14-00075-CR
STATE’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS:
COMES NOW, The State of Texas, pursuant to Tex.R. App. P.
68.2(c) requesting an extension of time to file its Petition for
Discretionary Review in the above-numbered and styled cause. In
support thereof, the undersigned attorney representing the State
would show the following:
On May 20, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of
Texas at Dallas, Texas delivered an opinion reversing the judgment
of the trial court in the above-numbered and styled cause.
Presently, the State’s Petition for Discretionary Review is due to be
filed in this Honorable Court on or before June 19, 2015. However,
due to a caseload which includes three other cases in which the
State’s brief is due to be filed in less than the next two weeks, the
petition in the present case cannot be prepared for filing by the
present due date. Therefore, the undersigned attorney requests a
new filing date 30 days past the present due date of June 19, or
until July 19, 2015, which is a Sunday, making July 20, 2015 the
date to file the petition.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true copies of the foregoing motion were
served on Ms. Lisa McMinn, the State’s Prosecuting Attorney, and
Michael Mowla, attorney for Appellant, by eFileTexas.gov and
United States mail on June 15, 2015.
/s/Patricia Poppoff Noble
PATRICIA POPPOFF NOBLE