James Wayne Walsh v. State ( 2015 )

ACCEPTED
06-15-00059-CR
SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
6/1/2015 6:12:04 PM
DEBBIE AUTREY
CLERK
NO. 06-15-00059-CR
FILED IN
6th COURT OF APPEALS
JAMES WAYNE WALSH § IN THE TEXARKANA, TEXAS
§ 6/1/2015 6:12:04 PM
VS. § 6th COURT DEBBIE AUTREY
§ Clerk
SATE OF TEXAS § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes James Wayne Walsh, 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 is on appeal from the 196TH Judicial District Court of Hunt
County, Texas.
2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. James Wayne
Walsh, and numbered 28,919.
3. Appellant was convicted of Evading Arrest with a Vehicle
4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of 45 years on February 12, 2015.
5. Notice of appeal was given on February 17, 2015.
6. The clerk's record was filed on April 22, 2015; the reporter's record
was filed on April 20, 2015.
7. The appellate brief is presently due on June 1, 2015.
8. Appellant requests an extension of time of 30 days from the present
date, i.e. July 1, 2015.
9. No extension to file the brief has been received in this cause.
10. Defendant is currently incarcerated.
11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension:
Appellant’s attorney, Jason A. Duff has begun a review the several volumes
in the reporter’s record and the clerk’s record the record; however, Appellant’s
counsel requests additional time to sufficiently develop the arguments material to
the brief.
Counsel attended a CLE conference in Austin from May 14 through 16,
2015.
Counsel is also appointed in:
Mark Eugene Engle v. The State of Texas, Appellate Case Number: 06-14-
00239-CR with a brief Due also on June 1, 2015.
Shahid Karriem Ansari, III. v. The State of Texas, Appellate Case Number:
06-14-00220-CR with a brief Due on June 22, 2015.
Pamela Diane Contreras v. The State of Texas, Appellate Case Number: 05-
15-00544-CR with a brief Due on June 22, 2015.
Counsel prepared for and represented his clients for a Final Trial of two
related Termination of Parental rights cases in In the Interest of J.N. and J.N. in
Cause No 81,156 in the 196th District Court and In the Interest of J.F., J.L and J.N.
in Cause No 80,884 in the 196th District Court on May 28, 2015.
Counsel prepared for and represented his clients in an Adversarial hearings
in Hunt County Child Protection Court for Northeast Texas #2 on June 3, 2015 and
on June 5, 2015 in several separate cases.
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,
JASON A DUFF
2615 Lee St.
P.O. Box 11
GREENVILLE, TX 75069
Tel: 903.455.1991
Fax: 903.455.1417
By: /s/ Jason A. Duff
Jason A. Duff
State Bar No. 24059696
jasonaduff@hotmail.com
Attorney for James Wayne Walsh
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on June 1, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above
and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Hunt
County, by electronic service through the Electronic Filing Manager.
/s/ Jason A. Duff
Jason A. Duff