April Allison Powers v. State

ACCEPTED 12-15-00237-CR TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 11/6/2015 3:48:33 PM Pam Estes CLERK NO. 12-15-00237-CR APRIL ALLISON POWERS § IN THE TWELFTHFILED IN § 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS VS. § COURT OF APPEALS 11/6/2015 3:48:33 PM § PAM ESTES STATE OF TEXAS § TYLER, TEXAS Clerk MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Now comes April Allison Powers, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 1. This case is on appeal from the 145TH Judicial District Court of Nacogdoches County, Texas. 2. The case below was styled the State of Texas vs. April Allison Powers, and numbered F1421312. 3. Appellant was convicted of Vehicle Involved in Accident. 4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of 25 years in prison on June 12, 2015. 5. Notice of appeal was given on September 8, 2015. 6. The clerk’s record was filed on October 9, 2015; the reporter’s record was filed on September 22, 2015. 7. The appellate brief is presently due November 9, 2015. 8. Appellant requests an extension of time of 30 days from the date a complete appellate record is filed. 9. No previous extensions to file Appellant’s brief have been requested. -1- 10. Defendant is currently incarcerated. 11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested extension: Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 34.6(c),(d), Appellant has requested the Nacogdoches County District Clerk and the Official Court Reporter of 145TH Judicial District Court to supplement the Clerk’s Record and Reporter’s Record. See Exhibits A, B. Appellant requested that the record include a copy of the presentence investigation report. The current record excludes what may be a crucial document requested in Appellant’s Designation. Accordingly, it is impossible to prepare Appellant’s brief until such time as the Record has been supplemented with the missing document. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant’s Brief, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate. Respectfully submitted, LAW OFFICES OF NOEL D. COOPER 117 North Street, Suite 2 Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 564-9000 Telecopier: (936) 715-6022 By:/s/Noel D. Cooper Noel D. Cooper State Bar No. 00796397 noelcooper@noelcooper.com Attorney for April Allison Powers -2- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true copy of this Notice of Appeal was served in accordance with rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on each party or that party's lead counsel as follows: Party: State of Texas Lead attorney: Carolyn Ann Gilcrease Address of service: 101 W. Main, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Email Address: cgilcrease@co.nacogdoches.tx.us Method of service: by electronic service Date of service: November 6, 2015 /s/Noel D. Cooper Noel D. Cooper CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)(3), I certify that this document is computer generated and contains 313 words based on a computer word count. /s/Noel D. Cooper Noel D. Cooper -3- EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT B