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*0 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/17/2015 9:18:51 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 01-14-00486-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/17/2015 9:18:51 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 01-14-00486-CR In the

Court of Appeals for the

First District of Texas At Houston

 No. 1363068

In the 184 District Court Of Harris County, Texas  MARK AUGUSTIN CASTELLANO Appellant

v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee

 STATE’S THIRD MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

IN WHICH TO FILE AN APPELLATE BRIEF

 TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS:

COMES NOW THE STATE OF TEXAS, in accordance with Rules

10.5(b)(1) and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and files this

motion for an extension of time in which to file the State’s Brief in this cause, and,

in support thereof, presents the following:

1. On June 6, 2014, appellant was convicted by a jury of murder and sentenced

to 27 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal

Justice.

2. Appellant filed a timely written notice of appeal.

3 . The State’s Brief was due on March 16, 2015.

4. An extension of time in which to file the State’s Brief is requested until

March 31, 2015.

5. The following facts are relied upon to show good cause for the requested

extension:

i. The undersigned attorney has been engaged in the preparation

of the State’s Brief in Cause No. 01-14-00392-CR, Chance

Roach, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee , which was

filed on March 3, 2015.

ii. The undersigned attorney has been engaged in the preparation

of the State’s Brief in Cause No. 01-14-00593-CR, Tony

Escobar, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee , which is

due to be filed on March 27, 2015.

iii. The undersigned attorney has been engaged in the preparation

of the State’s Brief in Cause No. AP-77039, Jeffrey Keith

Prevost, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee , which is due

to be filed on June 8, 2015.

WHEREFORE, the State prays that this Court will grant a final extension of

time until March 31, 2015 in which to file the State’s Brief in this cause.

Respectfully submitted, *3 Harris County, Texas 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5826 State Bar No. 24058991 hudson_heather@dao.hctx.net curry_alan@dao.hctx.net CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been submitted

for service by e-filing to the following address:

Jani Maselli Wood

Assistant Public Defender

1201 Franklin, 13 Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Tel: (713) 368-0016

Fax: (713) 368-9278

Jani.Maselli@pdo.hctx.net

Harris County, Texas 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5826 State Bar No. 24058991 Date: March 17, 2015