Bobby Joe Evens v. State ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
06-15-00081-CR
SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
7/10/2015 7:15:38 PM
DEBBIE AUTREY
CLERK
NO. 06-15-00081-CR
FILED IN
6th COURT OF APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE TEXARKANA, TEXAS
§ 7/10/2015 7:15:38 PM
VS. § 6th COURT DEBBIE AUTREY
§ Clerk
BOBBY JOE EVENS § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Bobby Joe Evens, Appellant in the above styled and numbered
cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief,
pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good
cause shows the following:
1. This case was appealed on May 06, 2015 from the 196TH Judicial
District Court of Hunt County, Texas.
2. The original case appealed from was styled the STATE OF TEXAS
vs. BOBBY JOE EVENS, Cause Number 27,364.
3. Appellant was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance,
with Intent to Deliver, Namely: Cocaine, Four Grams or More but Less than Two
Hundred Grams.
4. Appellant was sentenced to Life in the Texas Department of
Corrections on April 10, 2015.
5. Notice of appeal was given on May 06, 2015.
6. Defendant is currently incarcerated.
7. The appellate brief is presently due on July 10, 2015.
8. Appellant requests a 30 day extension from the present date.
9. This is appellant’s first requested extension and no other extensions
have been granted to appellant at this time.
10. The clerk's record was filed on June 10, 2015; the complete reporter's
record was filed on June 09, 2015.
11. Appellant presents the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension:
Appellant’s attorney, Elisha Hollis was appointed to two consecutive
appeals including this one, both of which were due on July 10, 2015. Between
completing the first of the two appeals, cause NO. 06-15-00079-CR, scheduled
vacations, and many other cases and hearings, Appellant's attorney did not have
sufficient time to complete this appeal.
Furthermore, Appellant has communicated with his counsel that he is not
opposed to an extension of time before a brief is filed on his behalf.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this
Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such
other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
The Law Office of Elisha Hollis
2608 Stonewall Street
Greenville, Texas 75401
Tel: (903) 450-2473
Fax: (903) 200-1290
ElishaHollis@gmail.com
By: /s/ Elisha Hollis
Elisha Hollis
State Bar No. 24083189
Attorney for Bobby Joe Evens
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on July 10, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above
and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Hunt County
Texas, by electronic filing system and by hand delivery.
/s/ Elisha Hollis
Elisha Hollis