Hopes, Cedric Travaughn ( 2015 )

PD-1582-15
NO.
14TH COA NO. 14-14-00403-CR
GEDRIC HOPES § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
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APPEALS AT AUSTIN^EMSRIAfflNAL
MOTION FOR EXTENTION OF TIME TO FILE A ^ 2015
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AbelACOSta, Cl@fk
COMES NOW, Cedric Hopes, #01932624, Petitioner in the above
-styled and -numbered cause and files his motion for an extention
of time to file his Petition for Discretionary Review, and shows
this Honorable Court GOOD CAUSE to GRANT this motion as follows:
1* Petitioner is currently incarcerated in the TDCJ-CID Cof-
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field in Anderson County, Texas, and is indigent. ^QURTOFCRlft/Mui
2* Petitioner does not have counsel for his help and irs"'-> ^ - «-.~..~
proceeding in the Pro se-status.
Abel Acosta Cierk
3* The -Coffield unit s law library only allows for each '
offender to have 10 hours per week to conduct their research,
draft out their briefs, and properly prepare for any legal docu
ment to be filed with the allotted time.
4* The Petitioner's memorandum Opinion was handed down on
November 5, 2015. See 14th Court of Appeals' Opinion under No.
14-14-00403-CR. Therefore, the Petitioner's PDR is currently due
on December 5, 2015.
5* The Petitioner is seeking for' a 60 day extention in order
to properly prepare and file his PDR on his own behalf.
6* The Petitioner's proposed deadline will fall on February
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3, 2016.
7* The Petitioner respectfully requests this Honorable Court
to extend the current due date to February 3, 2016, or to a
reasonable amount of time that will secure the Petitioner the
full opportunity to file a meaningful PDR on his own behalf.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
The Petitioner prays that this Honorable Court will GRANT
this motion and reset the deadline to February 3, 2016, or to
a reasonable maount of time that this Hononrable Court sees fit.
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Cedric T. Hopes u /
#01932624-Coffield '
2661 FM 2054
Tenn. Colony, Tx. 75884
Pro se.
INMATE DECLARATION
I, Cedric T. Hopes, #01932624, Currently incarcerated in the
TDCJ-CID Cof field unit in Anderson County, Texas, declares:." that'
the foregoing is true and correct under the penalty of perjury.
Executed this day of November 25, 2(
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Cedric T. Hopes
#01932624-Coffield
2661 FM 2054
Tenn.Colony, Tx. 75884
Pro se.
PROOF OF MAILING
i'l I, Cedric T. Hopes, #01932624, have placed this motion for
an,extention of time into the internal mailing system of the Cof-
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field unit in Anderson County, Texas, on November 25, 2015.
This is true and correct under the penalty of perjury. Executed
this day of November 25, 2015.
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Cedric T. Hopes
#01932624-Coffield
2661 FM 2054
Tenn.Colony, Tx. 75884
Pro se.
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