Joseph Wayne Hunter v. State ( 2015 )


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    05-14-01146-CR
    FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS
    DALLAS, TEXAS
    5/27/2015 2:59:45 PM
    LISA MATZ
    CLERK
    NO. 05-14-01146-CR
    FILED IN
    5th COURT OF APPEALS
    JOSEPH WAYNE HUNTER                        §    IN THE COURT OF   APPEALS
    DALLAS,  TEXAS
    5/27/2015 2:59:45 PM
    VS.                                        §    FOR THE FIFTH  DISTRICT
    LISA MATZ
    Clerk
    THE STATE OF TEXAS                         §    OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
    ON APPEAL FROM THE
    265TH JUDICAL DISTRICT COURT
    OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
    IN CAUSE NO. F13-56295-R
    APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF AND
    MOTION TO LIFT ORDER OF ABATEMENT AND REINSTATE APPEAL
    TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
    COMES NOW the Appellant, Joseph Wayne Hunter, and respectfully
    requests that the time for the filing of the Appellant’s brief in the above-styled and
    -numbered cause be extended, that the brief tendered herewith be accepted by the
    Court and filed instanter, and that the Court’s order of abatement issued May 19,
    2015 be lifted and the appeal reinstated. In support of this motion the Appellant
    would show the Court the following:
    I.
    Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and was sentenced to 25
    years’ imprisonment.
    II.
    The deadline for the filing of the Appellant’s brief was February 27, 2015.
    Appellant respectfully requests an extension of time until May 27, 2015, and
    further requests that the brief tendered to the Court herewith be accepted by the
    Court and filed instanter.
    III.
    One previous extension of time has been granted.
    IV.
    The Appellant would show the Court that a reasonable explanation exists
    for the requested extension:
    Since the first extension was requested on January 29, 2015, the
    undersigned attorney has filed briefs in 11 cases, and a PDR in 2 cases, to-wit:
    Elizondo, No. 05-14-00535-CR, brief filed February 12, 2015; Nino, No. 05-14-
    00787-CR, brief filed February 19, 2015; Jones, Nos. 05-14-01485-CR & 05-14-
    01486-CR, brief filed February 26, 2015; Jones, No. 05-14-01487-CR, brief filed
    February 26, 2015; Leatch, No. 05-14-01496-CR, brief filed March 6, 2015; Silva,
    No. 05-14-00428-CR, brief filed March 13, 2015; Jackson, Nos. PD-00208-15 and
    PD-00209-15, PDR filed March 23, 2015; Mikroberts, No. 05-14-00994-CR, brief
    filed April 6, 2015; Rico, No. 05-14-00251-CR, brief filed April 22, 2015;
    Jackson, No. 05-14-00297-CR, brief filed April 30, 2015; and Reyes, No. 06-14-
    00228-CR, brief filed May 12, 2015.
    The undersigned attorney further states that Appellant’s appeal was never
    abandoned and that the brief was prepared as quickly as was possible, given the
    undersigned attorney’s extensive caseload and briefing deadlines.
    WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Appellant respectfully
    requests that the time for the filing of the Appellant’s brief be extended until May
    27, 2015, that the brief tendered to the Court be accepted by the court and filed
    instanter, and that the Court’s order of abatement issued May 19, 2015, be lifted
    and the appeal reinstated.
    Respectfully submitted,
    /s/ Kathleen A. Walsh
    Kathleen A. Walsh
    Lynn Richardson                       Assistant Public Defender
    Chief Public Defender                 State Bar No. 20802200
    Dallas County                         Frank Crowley Courts Building
    133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB-2
    Dallas, TX. 75207-4399
    (214) 653-3550 (telephone)
    (214) 653-3539 (fax)
    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
    I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing motion was served on the
    Appellate Division of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, by
    electronic delivery to DCDAAppeals@dallascounty.org on the 27th day of May,
    2015,
    /s/ Kathleen A. Walsh
    Kathleen A. Walsh
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 05-14-01146-CR

Filed Date: 5/27/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/29/2016