Blocker, Gordon Stanley ( 2015 )

PD-0441-15
PD-0441-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
April 21, 2015 Transmitted 4/17/2015 3:29:22 PM
Accepted 4/21/2015 2:10:57 PM
NO. ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. 11-13-00056-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EASTLAND, TEXAS
THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE
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V. §
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GORDON STANLEY BLOCKER § APPELLANT
APPEAL FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 9
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
TRIAL COURT NO. 1266266
APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILE APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
NOW COMES, GORDON STANLEY BLOCKER, Appellant in the above
entitled and numbered cause, by and through his attorney of record, W. TROY
McKINNEY, and submits this Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant's
Petition for Discretionary Review until May 20, 2015. For good cause, Appellant
shows as follows.
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1. This Court issued its opinion on January 8, 2015. On February 23, 2015,
Appellant’s motion for rehearing was filed and it was overruled on March 20, 2015.
This petition for discretionary review is due to be filed on or about April 20, 2015
This is Appellant's first request for an extension of time to file Appellant's Petition
for Discretionary Review.
2. The last thirty days, Appellant's counsel has been in trial, had an
extremely heavy court docket in Harris County, Texas, and several out of town court
settings.
3. Furthermore, Appellant’s counsel was a director at the Mastering
Scientific Evidence Seminar in New Orleans from March 24 through March 29, 2015.
4. This Motion is not made for delay, but to see that justice is done.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the
deadline for filing of Appellant's Petition for Discretionary be extended to May 20,
2015.
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Respectfully submitted,
SCHNEIDER & McKINNEY, P.C.
/w/ Troy McKinney
W. Troy. McKinney
T.B.C. No. 13725020
440 Louisiana
Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77002
713-951-9994
FAX 713-224-6008
Email: wtmhousto@aol.com
ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the attached and foregoing
document has been served on the Tarrynt County District Attorney’s Office on this
the 17th day of April, 2015.
/s/ W. Troy McKinney
W. Troy McKinney
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