Mike Alvin Ruiz v. State

ACCEPTED 06-15-00084-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 9/11/2015 2:47:37 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK No. 06-15-00084-CR No. 06-15-00085-CR FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS IN THE 9/11/2015 2:47:37 PM DEBBIE AUTREY COURT OF APPEALS Clerk FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA MIKE ALVIN RUIZ, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Appealed in Cause Nos. 1524438, 1524439, and 1524608 8th Judicial District Court of Hopkins County, Texas APPELLEE MOTION FOR EXTENSION 1 By:/s/ Nicholas C. Harrison Nicholas C. Harrison Assistant District Attorney State Bar No 24062768 P.O. Box 882 Sulphur Springs, Texas 75483 (903) 885-0641 2 NO. 06-15-00084-CR NO. 06-15-00085-CR THE STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS VS. § 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT MIKE ALVIN RUIZ § TEXARKANA, TEXAS TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS: NOW COMES the State of Texas by and through her District Attorney for the Eighth Judicial District of Hopkins County, Texas, regarding the above styled and numbered cause, and would respectfully request an extension of time for filing the State’s brief in said case pursuant to Rule 73 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and would respectfully show the following: I. The Brief for the State on appeal was due to be filed on or before 8th day of September 2015. II. That the State respectfully requests this Honorable Court to grant an extension of time of three days. In connection therewith, the State would show the following facts relied upon in good faith to show good cause to the Honorable Court of Appeals regarding this motion for extension of time: The 8th Judicial District Attorney’s office was notified by the Court of Appeals via email that Appellant’s brief had been filed, but due to inadvertent error, the State’s 3 attorney responsible for filing the State’s brief was not forwarded the email until September 9, 2015. The State’s attorney responsible for writing the brief respectfully requests that this Court accept his brief submitted on September 10, 2015. This request for an extension of time is sought not for delay but to provide the State with an adequate amount of time to properly respond to the Appellant’s brief so that justice may be done. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State of Texas respectfully requests and prays that the Honorable Court of Appeals grant an extension up to the present day to prepare and file an Appellee Brief. Respectfully submitted, Nicholas C. Harrison Assistant District Attorney By:/s/ Nicholas C. Harrison Nicholas C. Harrison Assistant District Attorney State Bar No 24062768 P.O. Box 882 Sulphur Springs, Texas 75483 (903) 885-0641 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing instrument was forwarded to counsel for Appellant, Jason Niehaus, on this the 11th day of September, 2015. By:/s/ Nicholas C. Harrison Nicholas C. Harrison Assistant District Attorney 5