Cha-Ka Romain Johnson v. the State of Texas ( 2021 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-20-00461-CR
Cha-Ka Romain Johnson, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE 27TH DISTRICT COURT OF LAMPASAS COUNTY
NO. 8127, THE HONORABLE JOHN GAUNTT, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant Cha-Ka Romain Johnson, proceeding pro se, has filed a notice of
appeal from the district court’s denial of his motion for forensic DNA testing and request for
appointment of counsel. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 64.01–.05. Johnson’s appellate brief
was originally due on April 7, 2021. On May 20, 2021, this Court informed Johnson that his
brief was overdue and that if we did not receive a motion for extension of time or a brief
accompanied by a motion for extension of time on or before June 1, 2021, this cause would be
submitted on the record alone. On June 3, 2021, we received from Johnson a motion for
extension of time to file his brief that was postmarked on June 1, 2021. In the motion, Johnson
requests an extension until July 15, 2021. We grant the motion and order Johnson to file his
brief no later than the following Monday, July 19, 2021. If the brief is not filed by that date, the
appeal will be submitted on the record alone. See Ates v. State, No. 03-15-00307-CR, 2016 WL
3361173, at *1–2 (Tex. App.—Austin June 8, 2016, no pet.).
It is ordered on June 16, 2021
Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Kelly
Do Not Publish
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