Jim Jack Thompson, III v. State ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
03-14-00371-CR
5288659
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
5/14/2015 2:57:44 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-14-00371-CR
JIM JACK THOMPSON § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
§ AUSTIN, TEXAS
v. § THIRD DISTRICT
5/14/2015 2:57:44 PM
§ JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
STATE OF TEXAS § AUSTIN, TEXAS
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF
NOW COMES THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee, by and through her
Assistant District Attorney, John C. Prezas, and moves the Court, pursuant to Texas
Rule of Appellate Procedure 38.6(d), to extend the deadline for filing the State’s brief.
In support of its motion, the State would show the Court the following:
1. The State’s Brief in this case is due on May 15, 2015.
2. No previous extensions of time have been requested by the State or granted by
this Court.
3. Appellant’s brief was filed in this Court on April 14, 2015.
4. Mr. Prezas filed a State’s brief in 03-13-00794-CR, State v. Yazdi, on April 21,
2015. Mr. Prezas recently filed the State’s answer in Ex Parte Rolando Bacon
Lopez, 10-1053-K368A, a habeas corpus proceeding. Mr. Prezas has also recently
filed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in the following habeas
corpus proceedings: Ex Parte Robert Jesse Padilla, 06-937-K368A; Ex Parte
Robert Jesse Padilla, 06-921-K368A; Ex Parte Daniel Robert Lock, 94-085-
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K277A; Ex Parte Daniel Robert Lock 97-780-K277A
5. Mr. Prezas anticipates filing a State’s brief on or before May 29, 2015, in response
to the Court of Criminal Appeals granting the State’s petition for discretionary
review in John Alan Wachtendorf, PD-0280-15.
6. Further, Mr. Prezas is also responsible for the State’s brief that will be due in State
vs. Rex Allen Nisbett, 03-14-00402-CR on June 8, 2015.
7. Mr. Prezas has spoken with Defendant’s appellate counsel, Mr. Ray Bass, prior to
making this request. Mr. Bass has indicated he did not object to Mr. Prezas seeking
an extension of the time in which to file the State’s brief in this cause.
8. For the foregoing reasons, The State respectfully requests that the deadline for
filing its brief in the above stated cause be extended for an additional sixty (60)
days from the current due date of May 15, 2015, to July 14, 2015.
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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State of Texas respectfully
requests that this Court grant its motion for an extension of time and extend the State’s
deadline to file its brief to July 14, 2015.
Respectfully submitted,
Jana Duty
District Attorney
Williamson County, Texas
/s/ John C. Prezas
John C. Prezas
Assistant District Attorney
State Bar Number 24041722
405 Martin Luther King #1
Georgetown, Texas 78626
(512) 943-1248
(512) 943-1255 (fax)
jprezas@wilco.org
Certificate of Service
This is to certify that on May 14, 2015, a copy of the foregoing motion has been
sent to Appellant’s attorney of record, Ray Bass, 120 W. 8th street, Georgetown, TX
78626, by eservice at ray@raybass.com.
/s/ John C. Prezas
John C. Prezas
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