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*0 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/3/2015 9:53:08 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 01-15-00290-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/3/2015 9:53:08 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 01-15-00290-CR In the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston No. 1416480 In the 208th District Court of Harris County, Texas FERNANDO RAZO Appellant v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS:
COMES NOW APPELLANT, in accordance with Rules 2, 10.5(b)(1), and
38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and files this motion for
extension of time in which to file his appellate brief in this cause, and, in support
thereof, presents the following:
1. On March 16, 2015, appellant was convicted in the 208th District
Court of Harris County, Texas of the felony offense of Intoxication Manslaughter
in cause number 1416480, The State of Texas v. Fernando Razo . He was
sentenced to 10 tears confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice –
Institutional Division.
2. Appellant filed a timely and written notice of appeal on March 16,
2015.
3. The reporter’s record was filed on July 27, 2015. The clerk’s record
was filed on May 8, 2015. Appellant’s brief was initially due on August 26, 2015.
Appellant has not requested any previous extensions.
4. Appellant respectfully requests an extension of time of sixty (60) days
until October 25, 2015 in which to file his brief.
5. The additional facts relied upon to explain the need for this extension
are as follows:
Appellant retained undersigned counsel to represent him on appeal. A
motion to permit his then-counsel of record to withdraw and allow for
the substitution of undersigned counsel was filed with this Court on
August 7, 2015. This Court did not rule on said motion until
September 3, 2015.
Although undersigned counsel has begun reviewing the record, he has
not had an opportunity to sufficiently identify and research the issues
in this case and needs more time to do so and properly present all
viable issues to this Court.
WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED, appellant prays that this Court
will grant an extension of time until October 25, 2015, in which to file his appellate
brief in this case.
Respectfully Submitted, /s/ T. Brent Mayr T. Brent Mayr SBN 24037052 Law Office of Brent Mayr, P.C. 4101 Washington Ave., 2nd Floor Houston, TX 77007 713.808.9613 713.808.9991 FAX bmayr@bmayrlaw.com ATTORNEY FOR FERNANDO RAZO CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing motion has been served on the
attorney for the State, Alan Curry, pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure
9.5 (b)(1), through Appellant’s counsel’s electronic filing manager on September
3, 2015.
/s/ T. Brent Mayr Law Office of Brent Mayr, P.C. ATTORNEY FOR FERNANDO RAZO