Matthew Jarrett Lee v. State

ACCEPTED
03-15-00112-CR
7259864
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
10/6/2015 6:19:07 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-15-00112-CR

MATTHEW JARRETT LEE § IN THE THIRD FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
v. § DISTRICT 10/6/2015
COURT6:19:07
OF PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPEALS OF TEXAS Clerk

STATE’S FOURTH & FINAL MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE
BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes the State of Texas, Appellee in the above styled and numbered

cause, and moves for an extension of time of 1 day to file Appellee’s brief, and for

good cause would show the following:

Appellant was charged by complaint and information with Possession of

Marijuana < 2 Ounces, a class B misdemeanor. He was found guilty by a jury and

sentenced to 90 days in Comal County Jail, suspended for 12 months. He was also

assessed a $1,000 fine which was probated for $750, along with court fees and

costs. Appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file his notice of appeal

which the Court granted. Appellant subsequently filed his brief on May 26, 2015,

and the State’s brief is currently due on October 5, 2015.

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II.

As mentioned in the Third Motion to Extend Time, due to a high volume of

appellate work, the brief in this case was assigned to Mr. Scott Walther. A draft of

the brief was submitted to our office Sunday afternoon. An attorney from our

office reviewed the brief yesterday and today, making mostly minor changes,

reorganizing and expanding a few sections and checking citations. The Table of

Authorities also had to be updated today. The State now submits the brief

alongside the instant motion, and respectfully moves for an extension of one day to

allow the filing of the State’s brief in this case. This is the fourth and final

extension sought by Appellee.

III.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State’s counsel

respectfully prays for an extension of 1 day, until October 6, 2015, so that the

Court will allow the filing of the State’s response to Appellant’s brief. This

extension is not requested for purposes of delay but so that justice may be done.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Joshua D. Presley
Joshua D. Presley SBN: 24088254
preslj@co.comal.tx.us
Comal Criminal District Attorney’s Office
150 N. Seguin Avenue, Suite 307
New Braunfels, Texas 78130
Ph: (830) 221-1300 / Fax: (830) 608-2008

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Joshua D. Presley, Assistant District Attorney for the State of Texas,

Appellee, hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this State’s Fourth & Final

Motion to Extend Time to File Brief has been delivered to Appellant MATTHEW

JARRETT LEE’s attorney in this matter:

Frank B. Suhr
fsuhr@newbraunfelslaw.com
THE LAW OFFICES OF FRANK B. SUHR
State Bar No. 19466300
473 S. Seguin Ave., Suite 100
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Counsel for Appellant on Appeal

By electronically sending it to the above-listed email address, this 6th day of
October, 2015.

/s/ Joshua D. Presley
Joshua D. Presley

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I certify that I have conferred or made reasonable attempts to confer with all

other parties about the merits of this motion and whether the parties oppose the

motion. Mr. Frank B. Suhr, Attorney for Appellant MATTHEW JARRETT LEE,

did not agree to or oppose the instant motion.

/s/ Joshua D. Presley
Joshua D. Presley