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*1 NO. IN THE COURT OF

§ § CRIMINAL APPEALRECEIVED IU §

v. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS § THE STATE OF TEXAS OF TEXAS §

JUN26 2015 Pro Se Motion for Extension of Time „, . . „, r„ r ti ™ ti Abe Acosta, C ep To File Petition for Discretionary Review TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW the Appellant/Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered cause andp.. Cn respectfully moves this Honorable Court to extend the time for filing the Appellant's Petition for'^'NAL APPALS jjjw or opt Discretionary Review in this cause and insupport thereof would show to the Court the ^J'3 following: Abel Acosta, Clerk

1. The style and number of this case in the Court of Appeals, is: Joj^p ^Q-Cr^ ^

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The State ofTexas, Appeal No. A f- li '000 jl -CR. The style and number of the case in the trial court is: The State of Texas v. J°kA (jura, ;Cause N^^'^Qi^'; from the *H District Court of

Dallas County, Texas. * , ±. The Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of j frc*u/^</c~*tC*~ r Judgment was entered on and punishment was assessed at _^a

years confinement and a fine in the amount of Jj I^QOO' Vo . The conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on Jvn^- m j " *2 The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review in this

cause is V -> An extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days is requested that would make

the due date

J?Ao./n Ur j^j Aotf • No prior request for an extension of time has been made. The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested extension are, as

follows: The Appellant/Petitioner was represented by court appointed counsel during the appeal of this case to the Court of Appeals. After the conviction was affirmed, the trial court refused to appoint counsel to file a Petition for Discretionary Review. Therefore, additional time is needed for the Appellant/Petitioner to either prepare and file the Petition pro se or to seek legal assistance in filing the Petition.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Appellant /Petitioner respectfully requests that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review in this cause to

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Respectfully submitted, rS&JU&yyjnJfr>

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The Appellant/Petitioner hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion has been mailed to the Office ofthe Criminal District Attorney for (o /'(/> County,

, and mailed via U.S. mail, to the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney,

,on the

£) day of 3<"<- ,20 //. [Name]l»J^ 7oSif>^ iuarr** -ft/fcy \^\