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*0 FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/17/2015 2:57:53 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 14-15-00560-CR FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/17/2015 2:57:53 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO. 14-15-00560-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE

FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS

HOUSTON, TEXAS RUSSELL LEONARD § APPELLANT

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THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 12

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. 1949831 APPELLANT’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

RUSSELL LEONARD, Appellant, pursuant to T EX . R. A PP . P. 10.5(b),

submits this motion to extend time to file brief. For good cause, Appellant shows:

I.

Appellant’s brief is currently due on December 23, 2015. Appellant asks

this Court to extend the deadline for filing this brief 30 days to January 22, 2016.

II.

Appellant’s counsel is a solo practitioner who, in the last 30 days, has

worked on the following appellate cause : Strimban v. State , 14-15-00251-CR,

motion for rehearing due on December 23, 2015 in this Court. Counsel also

prepared for and completed a jury trial in State v. Kendell Kerns , cause no.

2029710, in the County Criminal Court at Law No. 5, Harris County, Texas from

December 15-16, 2015.

III.

This Court has previously granted Appellant one extension of time for filing

his brief. This motion is not made for delay, but to see that justice is done.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Matthew J. DeLuca

Matthew J. DeLuca

State Bar No. 24069601

712 Main Street, Suite 2450

Houston, Texas 77002

Tel: (713) 429-4400

Fax: (713) 228-2366

matt@mattdelucalaw.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of this motion was served on the Harris

County District Attorney’s Office, by e-service.

/s/ Matthew J. DeLuca

Matthew J. DeLuca

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