Michael Don Denton v. State

ACCEPTED 07-15-00181-CR SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS AMARILLO, TEXAS 8/13/2015 10:17:51 AM Vivian Long, Clerk NO. 07-15-181-CR MICHAEL DON DENTON § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 7th COURT OF APPEALS § AMARILLO, TEXAS v. § OF8/13/2015 TEXAS10:17:51 FOR THE AM § VIVIAN LONG THE STATE OF TEXAS § SEVENTH JUDICIALCLERK DISTRICT MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE THE APPELLANT’S BRIEF, BY 15 DAYS TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THIS COURT: COMES NOW Michael Don Denton, Appellant in the above-entitled and numbered cause, and moves the Court to extend time to file the brief by 15 days. In support thereof, Appellant respectfully shows the Court the following: I. The brief is due on August 12, 2015. One prior extension has been sought and granted. II. The reasons for this request are as follows. Counsel has had insufficient time to prepare the brief. He took an annual vacation to England and France, and returned on August 10, 2015. In the thirty days preceding this Motion, counsel has filed the following brief: Finch v. State, 07-15-104-CR – opening brief filed 7/15/15 WHEREFORE, the appellant prays the Court extend the time for filing the brief to August 27, 2015. Respectfully submitted, /s/ JOHN BENNETT John Bennett P.O. Box 19144 Amarillo, TX 79114 (806) 282-4455 Fax: (806) 398-1988 State Bar Number 00785691 AppealsAttorney@gmail.com Attorney for the Appellant CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the above Motion was served on Warren Clark, Esq., Randall County Assistant Criminal District Attorney, by email to him at wclark@randallcounty.org on August 12, 2015. /s/ JOHN BENNETT John Bennett 2