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*0 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/9/2015 10:27:39 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 01-14-00915-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/9/2015 10:27:39 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK No. 01-14-00915-CR In the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas at Houston No. 11-DCR-058577A In the 268 th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas EDWIN ALVAREZ Appellant V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
WITHIN WHICH TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
APPELLANT, pursuant to T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.1, 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), moves
for an extension of time within which to file its appellate brief. In support of its
motion, appellant submits the following:
Appellant was charged with sexual abuse of a child. A jury convicted appellant of the charged offense and the jury sentenced
him to 20 years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice on October 17, 2014.
3. Notice of appeal was filed on October 17, 2014.
4. Appellant’s brief was due on April 1, 2015.
5. Appellant seeks an extension to file his brief until July 1, 2015. The following facts are relied upon to show good cause for the
requested extension:
a. Counsel has been working on the appellate briefs in Dorsey v. State,
No. 01-14-00685-CR., Hayes v. State , 04-14-00878-CR. and 04-14-
00879-CR., and Ross v. State , 01-14-00902-CR.
b. Counsel has filed a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme
Court in Masterson v. Stephens. Appellant’s motion is not for purposes of delay, but so that justice may
be done.
WHEREFORE, appellant prays that this Court will grant the requested
extension.
Respectfully submitted, /s/M
*3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been delivered via
email to the following address:
Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office
ATTN: John Harrity
John.Harrity@fortbendcountytx.gov
/s/M