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*0 FILED IN 10th COURT OF APPEALS WACO, TEXAS 2/20/2015 1:49:00 PM SHARRI ROESSLER Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 10-14-00269-CR TENTH COURT OF APPEALS WACO, TEXAS 2/20/2015 12:03:54 PM SHARRI ROESSLER CLERK NO. 10-14-00269-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE TENTH SUPREME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
JAMES GLYNN KEETON
Appellant V.
STATE OF TEXAS Appellee APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2OF MCLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS
TRIAL COURT CAUSE NUMBER 2013-2046-CR2 APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF
TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF
L AW O FFICE OF S TAN S CHWIEGER 600 Austin Avenue, Suite 12 P.O. Box 975 Waco, Texas 76703-0975 (254) 752-5678 (254) 752-7792—Facsimile State Bar No. 17880500 E-mail: wacocrimatty@yahoo.com February 20, 2015 *2
JAMES GLYNN KEETON, Appellant, moves for an extension of thirty (30)
days under T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.5(6) to file Appellant’s Brief and shows:
I.
JAMES GLYNN KEETON Appellant was convicted of the offense of
Possession of Marijuana and given a sentence of 140 days in the McLennan County
Jail. The brief was due on February 12, 2015.
II.
REQUIRED INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF
APPELLATE PROCEDURE A. The deadline for filing the extension . T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.5(b)(1)(A):
March 5, 2015.
B. The length of the extension sought . T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.5(b)(1)(B):
Thirty (30) days.
C. The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for the extension .
T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.5(b)(1)(B):
Appellant’s attorney is a sole practitioner engaged in the general
practice of law. Said attorney has a heavy caseload and has been
engaged in other criminal matters. Appellant’s Counsel currently has
several briefs due to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the United
States Fifth Circuit, and this Honorable Court.
D. Number of previous extensions granted for previous Motions for
Extension . T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.5(b)(1)(D): None. *3 III.
The additional time requested is not sought solely for delay, nor sought
frivolously, but will be of genuine assistance to Appellant’s attorney in preparing
Appellant’s brief.
Appellant prays that the Court grant this Motion and modify and extend the
deadline for filing Appellant’s brief to March 23, 2015, or that this Court grant such
additional time as is just and proper.
Respectfully submitted, L AW O FFICE OF S TAN S CHWIEGER /s/ Stan Schwieger Stan Schwieger 600 Austin Avenue, Suite 12 P.O. Box 975 Waco, Texas 76703-0975 (254) 752-5678 (254) 752-7792—Facsimile State Bar No. 17880500 ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT *4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A copy of this Motion was delivered to the McLennan County District
Attorney’s Office on February 20, 2015 by this Court’s electronic filing service.
/s/ Stan Schwieger Stan Schwieger