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*1 none FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT OF CRIMINALAPPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 5/12/2015 12:52:01 PM May 12, 2015 PD-0122-15 Accepted 5/12/2015 1:00:37 PM ABELACOSTA, CLERK CAUSE NO. CLERK

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS CAUSE NO. 02-13-00537-CR TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 1272720D ERIC D. STEVENSON § IN THE COURT OF

§ VS. § CRIMINAL APPEALS

§ STATE § STATE OF TEXAS

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES ERIC DWAYNE STEVENSON, the Appellant in the above-entitled and numbered cause, by and through his COUNSEL, and would move the Court to extend the time to file Appellant's Brief until July 29,2015.

I. The deadline for filing the brief is May 29, 2015. There has been no previous extensions of time to file the brief in this cause.

II.

The Petition for Discretionary Review was granted on April 29, 2015.

Cause Number PD-0122-15. Appellant's brief is due on My 29, 2015.

There have been no previous motions for extension of time filed.

III.

Appellate Counsel has been very busy during the last three months. Appellate Counsel was in ICU at Baylor Hospital in Waxahachie, Texas from January 1, 2015 until January 3, 2015 with a severe hemorrhage of the stomach. Even after release from the hospital, he was anemic for some time.

He was not able to return to work for several weeks, and then only part-time for two more weeks. Therefore, Appellate Counsel has been playing catch up.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the APPELLANT respectfully prays that the Honorable Court grant this motion.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, /s/ Scott Walker SCOTT WALKER Attorney for Appellant State Bar No. 24004972 222 W. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76164 Tel: (817) 455-4272 Fax:(817)977-0163 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE Appellate Counsel has conferred with Steve Conder, with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Appellate Department. Mr. Conder stated that the State is not opposed to this motion.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE As Attorney of Record for Defendant, I do hereby Certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document was this 11th day of March, 2013, provided to the Attorney for the State by first class mail at the Office of the Tarrant County District Attorney, 401 W. Belknap St., Fort Worth, Texas 76196.

ORDER On this day of , 2015, came on to be considered the Appellant's Motion For Extension of Time to file Appellant's brief, and after consideration, it is the ORDER of this Court that said motion be:

( ) GRANTED, and that the time for Appellant to file Appellant's Petition for Review is hereby extended until the day of

,2015

( ) DENIED, to which ruling Appellant excepts.

SIGNED this day of , 2015.

JUDGE PRESIDING