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*0 FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 7/22/2015 4:29:50 PM CATHY S. LUSK Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 12-15-00003-CR TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 7/22/2015 4:29:50 PM CATHY LUSK CLERK NO. 12-15-00003-CR

ON APPEAL FROM THE 159 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

ANGELINA COUNTY, TEXAS

CAUSE NO. 2013-0731 IN THE 12 TH COURT OF APPEALS

DEQUISHA JACKSON §

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STATE OF TEXAS § TYLER, TEXAS

AMENDED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Dequisha Jackson, 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: This case is on appeal from the 159 th District Court of Angelina

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County, Texas.

2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. Dequisha

Jackson, and numbered 2013-0731. Appellant was convicted of Manslaughter.

4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of Fifteen (15) years in Texas

Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division on December 17, 2015.

5. Notice of appeal was given on December 30, 2015.

6. The clerk's record was filed on February 17, 2015; the reporter's record

was filed on May 21, 2015.

7. The appellate brief was presently due on July 22, 2015.

8. Appellant requests an extension of time of thirty (30) days from the

current due date.

9. One extension to file the brief have been received in this cause.

10. Defendant is currently incarcerated.

11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested

extension:

Counsel is currently in a jury trial as the attorney ad litem for a child in a case

with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that is expected to

continue until the end of the week and will be unable to proof and complete the

appeal due this date.

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: ____________________ Attorney at Law

1007 Grant

Lufkin, Texas 75901 Phone (936) 632-160 Fax: (936) 632-1640 tessabellus@yahoo.com SBOT # 16723000 Counsel for Appellant *3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. 10.1 (5), certify that I, the undersigned conferred

with opposing counsel who is not opposed to an extension.

/s/John D. Reeves

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John D. Reeves

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellant’s

Motion to Extend Time to file Appellant’s Brief on this 22 nd day of July, 2015

forwarded to State’s Attorney, April Ayers-Perez, Angelina County, by electronic

service at aprerez@angelinacounty.net.

__________________________

Attorney for Appellant,

Dequisha Jackson