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*0 FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 3/6/2015 2:58:44 PM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 06-14-00160-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 3/6/2015 2:58:44 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK NO. 06-14-00160-CR STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE
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THOMAS TAUNTON § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Thomas Taunton, Appellant in the above styled and numbered
cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief,
pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good
cause shows the following:
1. This case is on appeal from the 336th Judicial District Court of Fannin
County, Texas.
2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. Thomas
Taunton, and numbered CR-13-24755.
3. Appellant was convicted of Murder.
4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of Life in Prison on August 13,
2014.
5. Notice of appeal was given on August 29, 3014. The clerk's record was filed on November 10, 2014; the reporter's
record was filed on February 12, 2015. *2 The appellate brief is presently due on March 16, 2015.
8. Appellant requests an extension of time of 60 days from the present
date, i.e. May 18, 2015.
9. No extension to file the brief has been received in this cause.
10. Defendant is currently ncarcerated.
11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension:
This is an appeal from convictions for capital murder and murder. The The
Defendant was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and
Appellant’s attorney would like to do the best job he can for the Appellant. The
trial of these cases took about two weeks. It involved many witnesses and a
plethora of exhibits. Additionally, there were issues addressed by way of pre-trial
evidentiary hearings. The complete reporter’s record is very lengthy, and it will
take considerably more time to review it than what is usually encountered. After
that process is complete it will also take a bit more time than usual to winnow the
issues for appeal and prepare the brief.
Counsel for the Appellant has begun the review of the record, but he is
scheduled to be absent from the office, and hopefully the pressures of work during
the week of March 9, 2015, for spring break. He will be at the Lost Pines Resort in
Bastrop, Texas with his family for that week.
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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED , Appellant prays that this
Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such
other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted, STEVEN RICHARD MIEARS POB 736 211 N. Main Street BONHAM, TX 75418 Tel:
Fax:
By: Steven R. Miears State Bar No. 14025600 stevemiears@msn.com Attorney for Thomas Taunton CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on March 6, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above
and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Fannin
County, Fannin County Courthouse, by electronic service through the Electronic
Filing Manager.
Steven R. Miears