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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/26/2015 8:40:50 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk IN THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 1/26/2015 8:40:50 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE 03-14-00678-CR AUSTIN, TEXAS *1 ACCEPTED [3906670] CLERK FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS
LESLIE PARKER JONES NO. 03-14-00678-CR
VS
THE STATE OF TEXAS
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:
COMES NOW, Appellant, by and through his attorneys, and files this his
Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief , pursuant to Rules 9, 10 and
38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and in support thereof, would
show the Court the following:
I.
Appellant filed a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Tex. Code Crim. Proc Art.
11.072, in Cause no. D-1-DC-08-303025, in the 331 st Judicial District Court of Travis
County, which was denied by the trial court without a hearing.
II.
Appellant timely filed his notice of appeal and designation of record. The
Reporter’s Record and the Clerk’s Record have both been filed with this Court. The
Court has ordered Appellant to file his brief on or before January 22, 2015, and it is
late.
III.
Appellant’s attorneys seek an additional sixty days to file this brief. Counsel
was only retained on December 15, 2014, and has not yet had time to review the
Reporter’s Record, which is voluminous.
Counsel also have the following matters pending:
1. Ex parte Jeffcoat, No. 05-0776-1, Williamson County, Texas;
2. Upcoming trial in Comal County in State v. Adan Castaneda, Cause No.
CR2011-399;
3. Two pretrial hearings in Williamson County.
PRAYER
Wherefore, premises considered, undersigned counsel prays this Court to
extend the time for filing Appellant’s brief sixty additional days from Thursday,
January 22, 2015, which would make the brief due on Monday, March 23, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
Keith S. Hampton, SBN # 08873230
(512) 762-6170 (mobile)
hamplaw@swbell.net
Cynthia L. Hampton, SBN #11937450
(512) 731-5926 (mobile)
hamplaw2@gmail.com 1103 Nueces Street
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 476-8484
(512) 477-3580
Counsel for Appellant
Certificate of Service: By affixing our signatures above, we hereby certify that
a true copy of Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief has
this day, January 26, 2015, been delivered to:
Rosemary Lehmberg, District Attorney
PO Box 1748
Austin, Texas 78767.