PD-0899-15
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
no. RECEI
COURT OF CBMimi APPEALS
LUKE WAYNE HILTON ^ JUL 1$2015
Appdknt' onj^mmoB
V. 228rH District Court of
Harris County, Texas;
Trial Cause Number 1408458
THE STATE OF TEXAS
PETITIONER'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIMETO^^f^
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW ™«. wheals
JUL 2 1 2015
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Abel Acosta, Cierk
LUKE HILTON, Petitioner in the above cause number, would respectfully
request the Court to grant his motion to extend the time to file his petition for
discretionary review. In support of said motion, Appellant would show unto, the
Court the following:
I.
This appeal lies from Appellant's convictions in The State ofTexas v. Luke Wayne
Hilton, No. 14-14-00777-CR; Cause Number 1408458 in the 228th District Criminal
Court of Harris County, Texas. Mr. Hilton was charged with the third degree felony
offense of burglary of a habitation enhanced with two prior felony convictions. Mr.
Hilton entered a plea of not guilty on September 16, 2014, and proceeded to trial by
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jury. On September 18, 2014, the jury found Mr. Hilton guilty as charged and
sentenced Mr. Hilton to twenty-seven (27) years imprisonment in the Institutional
Division of Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review is due July 23, 2015. This is
Appellant's first request for an extension to file the petition for discretionary review.
II.
Appellant is requesting an extension of time in order to fully evaluate the issues
to be raised in the PDR. An extension of time is necessary so that the petition for
discretionary review can be timely filed. This motion is not made for the purpose of
delay.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this
Honorable Court will grant this requested extension of time to file the Appellant's
Petition for Discretionary Review in the above cause for ninety days and extend the
time for filing the petition until Jtdy-24, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
MrTLuke
TDCJ No. 01956S
Barry B. Telford Unit
3899 HWY 98
New Boston, Texas 75570
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument was this day served
on counsel for the State by mailing same to the following parties on this the iL day of
TfiAsly ,201.6:
Mr. Allen Curry
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Appellate Division
1201 Franklin, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77002
State Prosecuting Attorney
P.O. Box 12405
Austin, Texas 78711
Luke Hilton, PRO S