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*1 PD-0405-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 4/10/2015 11:40:08 AM Accepted 4/15/2015 3:39:16 PM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes James Smith, appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves for an extension of time of 45 days to file a Petition for Discretionary Review, and for good cause shows the following:

1. The deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is April 10, 2015.

2. The length of the extension sought is 45 days.

3. No previous extensions have been requested.

4. Counsel for petitioner has been preparing a brief for Jonathan Sanchez vs. State of Texas; Court of Appeal No. 11-14-00290-CR. Further, counsel for petitioner has been involved *2 in the preparation of a jury trial, Cause No. 7505, entitled State of Texas v. Jeremy Wade Grimes which is set to begin on April 14, 2015. Counsel for petitioner was involved in the preparation and jury trial, State of Texas vs. Narada Norman; Cause No. 11149-D in the 350 th Judicial District of Taylor County which began on March 16, 2015.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED , petitioner respectfully requests an extension of 45 days, i.e. until May 25, 2015, to file a Petition for Discretionary Review.

Respectfully submitted,

Parker & Blizzard, P.L.L.C.

702-C Hickory

Abilene, TX 79601

Tel: (325) 480-2903

Fax: (866) 651-2320

By: /s/ Jacob Blizzard

Jacob Blizzard

State Bar No. 24068558

Attorney for James Smith

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on April 10, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document was served on the Taylor County District Attorney's Office, Taylor County, Texas, by facsimile transmission to 325-674-1306.

/s/ Jacob Blizzard

Jacob Blizzard *3 ORDER FOR A SETTING , 2015, the Defendant filed a Motion to Extend Time to File

Brief in Support of Petition for Discretionary Review. The Court finds that the party is entitled to a hearing on this matter, and it is THEREFORE ORDERED that a hearing on this motion is set for , at .

Signed on .

*4 O R D E R

, 2015, came on to be considered James Smith's Motion to Extend Time to File Brief in Support of Petition for Discretionary Review, and said motion is hereby

(Granted) (Denied)