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*0 FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 9/18/2015 1:50:34 PM LISA MATZ Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 05-15-00347-CR FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 9/18/2015 1:50:34 PM LISA MATZ CLERK

CAUSE NO. 05-15-00347-CR

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

FIFTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT DALLAS

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OJAY JOHNSON,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

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MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:

COMES NOW Ojay Johnson, Appellant herein, and respectfully submits this

his First Motion to Extend Time for Filing Appellant’s Brief pursuant to the

provisions of T EX . R ULE . A PP . 38.6 (d) and in support thereof would show the Court

as follows:

I.

The brief is currently due to be filed on Monday, September 14, 2015 (the

original filing date of September 12, 2015 having been extended by T EX . R ULE . A PP .

4.1 [a] ).

II.

Appellant requests an extension of 3 days to September 17, 2015.

III.

The brief has not been previously tendered because of other commitments of

counsel, both trial and appellate. In addition, Monday and Tuesday of this week were

Jewish religious holidays.

III.

No previous extension motions have been presented or granted.

WHEREFORE , for the foregoing reasons appellant through counsel,

respectfully requests that this Honorable Court grant this motion.

Respectfully submitted,

/S/ Lawrence B. Mitchell

SBN 14217500

P.O. Box 797632

Dallas, Texas 75379

Tel. No.: 214.870.3440

E-mail: judge.mitchell@gmail.com

Attorney for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned attorney hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the

foregoing brief is being served on the attorney for the State of Texas, Lori Ordiway

by e-mail at lori.ordiway@dallascounty.org on this the 17day of September, 2015.

/s/ Lawrence B. Mitchell