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*1 PD-1079-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 8/18/2015 5:03:14 PM No. PD- Accepted 8/20/2015 11:42:06 AM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK I N T HE Court of Criminal Appeals At Austin Booker Newsome, Appellant v.
T HE S TATE OF T EXAS
Appellee Cause number 1410219 In the 179 th Judicial District Court Of Harris County, Texas Cause number No. No. 01-14-00834-CR In the Court of Appeals for the First Judicial District Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time Within
Which to file Petition for Discretionary Review TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
BOOKER NEWSOME, the appellant, under T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.1 & 10.5(b), moves for an extension of time within which to file his petition for discretionary review. In support of his motion, the appellant submits the following:
(A) The appellant’s petition for discretionary review is due on August 17, 2015.
(B) The appellant seeks an extension of time to file the appellant’s petition for
discretionary review until, October 16, 2015. (C) The appellant relies upon the following facts to reasonably explain the need
for an extension:
Due to the undersigned’s workload, more time is necessary to review the appellate opinion and complete a petition.
(D) N o previous motion requesting an extension of time to file the appellant’s
petition for discretionary review has been requested or granted. WHEREFORE, the appellant prays that this Court will grant the requested extension until October 16, 2015.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Kelly Smith K ELLY A NN S MITH C ERTIFICATE OF C OMPLIANCE & S ERVICE
Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5, this certifies that this document contains 300 words and on January 25, 2015, a copy of the foregoing was electronically served on the State of Texas.
/s/ Kelly Smith K ELLY A NN S MITH Texas Bar No. 00797867 P.O. Box 10751 Houston, TX 77206 281-734-0668 Kelly.A.Smith.06@gmail.com Counsel for the appellant 2