Case Information

*0 FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 12/30/2015 4:28:15 PM PAM ESTES Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 12-15-00230-CR TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 12/30/2015 4:28:15 PM Pam Estes CLERK CAUSE NO. 12-15-00230-CR IN THE

VS. § § TWELFTH COURT

RUEBEN REED § OF APPEALS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

N ow c o m es R U E B EN R E E D, A p p e l l a nt in t he a b o ve s t y l ed a nd n u m b e r ed c a u s e,

a nd m o v es t h is C o u rt to g r a nt an e x t e n s i on of t i me to f i le a p p e l l a n t 's b r i e f, p u r s u a nt to R u le

3 8 .6 of t he T e x as R u l es of A p p e l l a te P r o c e d u r e, a nd f or g o od c a u se s h o ws t he f o l l o w i n g:

T h is c a se is on a p p e al f r om t he T h i rd J u d i c i al D i s t r i ct C o u rt of A n d e r s on

C o u n t y, T e x a s.

T he c a se b e l ow w as s t y l ed t he S T A TE OF T E X AS v s. R U E B EN R E E D, a nd

n u m b e r ed 3 1 3 8 8.

A p p e l l a nt w as c o n v i c t ed of P o s s e s s i on of a C o n t r o l l ed S u b s t a n c e.

A p p e l l a nt w as a s s e s s ed a s e n t e n ce of 2 y e a rs in t he S t a te J a il D i v i s i on of t he

T e x as D e p a r t m e nt of C r i m i n al J u s t i ce on J u ly 2 3, 2 0 15

N o t i ce of a p p e al w as g i v en on A u g u st 2 1, 2 0 1 5.

T he c l e r k 's r e c o rd w as f i l ed on S e p t e m b er 3 0, 2 0 1 5; t he r e p o r t e r 's r e c o rd

w as f i l ed on N o v e m b er 3 0, 2 0 1 5.

T he a p p e l l a te b r i ef is p r e s e n t ly d ue on D e c e m b er 3 0, 2 0 1 5.

A p p e l l a nt r e q u e s ts an e x t e n s i on of t i me of 30 d a ys f r om t he p r e s e nt d a t e, i.e.

J a n u a ry 3 0, 2 0 1 5.

No p r i or e x t e n s i o ns to f i le t he b r i ef h a ve b e en f i l ed in t h is c a u s e.

D e f e n d a nt is c u r r e n t ly i n c a r c e r a t e d.

A p p e l l a nt r e l i es on t he f o l l o w i ng f a c ts as g o od c a u se f or t he r e q u e s t ed

e x t e n s i o n:

A p p e l l a n t 's a t t o r n ey h as b e en u n a b le to p r o p e r ly r e v i ew t he r e c o rd or v i s it w i th

A p p e l l a n t. A p p e l l a nt is i n c a r c e r a t ed at t he B r a d s h aw U n i t. A p p e l l a n t 's a t t o r n ey w i ll

s c h e d u le a t i me to v i s it w i th A p p e l l a nt a f t er t he h o l i d ay w e e k e n d. A p p e l l a n t 's a t t o r n ey w as

n ot A p p e l l a n t 's t r i al a t t o r n e y.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, A p p e l l a nt p r a ys t h at t h is C o u rt g r a nt

t h is M o t i on To E x t e nd T i me to F i le A p p e l l a n t 's B r i e f, a nd f or s u ch o t h er a nd f u r t h er r e l i ef

as t he C o u rt m ay d e em a p p r o p r i a t e.

R e s p e c t f u l ly s u b m i t t e d, P H I L IP C. F L E T C H ER A t t o r n ey at L aw

8 00 N o r th M a l l a rd P a l e s t i n e, T e x as 7 5 8 01 T e l e p h o n e: ( 9 0 3) 7 3 1 - 4 4 40 F a c a i m i l a: ( 9 0 3) 7 3 1 - 4 4 74 • H I T t f F C. F L E T C H ER S t a te B ar N o. 0 0 7 8 7 4 78 A t t o r n ey f or R U E B EN R E ED CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

T h is is to c e r t i fy t h at on D e c e m b er 3 0, 2 0 1 5, a t r ue a nd c o r r e ct c o py of t he a b o ve

a nd f o r e g o i ng d o c u m e nt w as s e r v ed on t he A n d e r s on C o u n ty D i s t r i ct A t t o r n e y 's O f f i ce by

e l e c t r o n ic f i l i ng m a n a g e r. *3 §

COUNTY OF ANDERSON

AFFIDAVIT

BEFORE ME, t he u n d e r s i g n ed a u t h o r i t y, on t h is d ay p e r s o n a l ly a p p e a r ed P H I L IP

C. F L E T C H E R, w ho a f t er b e i ng d u ly s w o rn s t a t e d:

"I am t he a t t o r n ey f or t he a p p e l l a nt in t he a b o ve n u m b e r ed a nd e n t i t l ed

c a u s e. I h a ve r e ad t he f o r e g o i ng M o t i on To E x t e nd T i me to F i le A p p e l l a n t 's

B r i ef a nd s w e ar t h at a ll of t he a l l e g a t i o ns of f a ct c o n t a i n ed t h e r e in a re t r ue

a nd c o r r e c t ."

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on D e c e m b er 3 0, 2 0 1 5, to c e r t i fy

w h i ch w i t n e ss my h a nd a nd s e al of o f f i c e.

Page No. 3