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*1 RECEIVED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS JUN 29 2015 COURT OF APPEALS CAUSE NOS. 05-14-00212-CR and 05-14-00213-CR TRIAL COURT CAUSE NOS. 401-81063-2011 &401-8()fe2teSta, Clerk JOE POLANCO, Appellant § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL r
§ APPEALS V\J § v" vs. § IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ^ . § Vv 4 THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee § 401st JUDICIAL DISTRICT Jr i / MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE V ;v APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW 0* TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW, Joe Polanco, Appellant, and files this Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review, pursuant to Rules 10.5(b) and 68.2(c), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. As grounds in support of this Motion, Appellant states the following:
1. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas issued a Memorandum Opinion on February 25, 2015. C0URT 0F CRIMINAL APPEALS
2. The Appellant submitted to the Court aMotion for Rehearing. y 3. The Motion for Rehearing was denied on March 27, 2015. Abel Acosta, Clerk 4. Appellant requests an extension of sixty (60) days to file the Petition.
5. Appellant is requesting additional time to prepare a Petition for Discretionary Review in that Appellant is continuing to make efforts to try and retain counsel to assist him through this process.
6. If an attorney is retained, the attorney will need additional time to review all documents necessaryto assist him/her in preparing a Petition for Discretionary Review.
7. Due to the weather, Appellant has fallen behind in meeting deadlines through his employment which is making it difficult for him to attempt the preparation of the Petition.
8. Appellant's grandmother has been very ill and Appellant has been informed that she is suffering from Dementia. That has been very difficult for Appellant.
9. Appellant was also involved in a matter regarding the custody of his daughter which was scheduled for trial on June 23, 2015. Appellant is now able to focus solely on this matter.
PRAYER Appellant prays that he be granted the relief requested in this motion and that said Court allow him a sixty (60) day extension to prepare a Petition for Discretionary Review.
JOJi3>OiLANCO pro se
Coolmist Creek Little Elm, Texas 75069 Telephone: (972) 404-6818 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was mailed to Greg Willis, John R. Rolater, Jr., and Zeke Fortenberry, Collin County District Attorney, 2100 Bloomdale Road, Suite 20004, McKinney Texas 75071-8313 this 2. j day ofJune, 2015.