Smith, James William ( 2015 )

PD-0405-15
PD-0405-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 4/10/2015 11:40:08 AM
April 15, 2015 Accepted 4/15/2015 3:39:16 PM
ABEL ACOSTA
CLERK
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
JAMES SMITH §
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Petitioner §
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VS §
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THE STATE OF TEXAS §
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Appellee §
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
NO. 11-12-00095-CR
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes James Smith, appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves
for an extension of time of 45 days to file a Petition for Discretionary Review, and for good
cause shows the following:
1. The deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is April 10, 2015.
2. The length of the extension sought is 45 days.
3. No previous extensions have been requested.
4. Counsel for petitioner has been preparing a brief for Jonathan Sanchez vs. State of
Texas; Court of Appeal No. 11-14-00290-CR. Further, counsel for petitioner has been involved
in the preparation of a jury trial, Cause No. 7505, entitled State of Texas v. Jeremy Wade Grimes
which is set to begin on April 14, 2015. Counsel for petitioner was involved in the preparation
and jury trial, State of Texas vs. Narada Norman; Cause No. 11149-D in the 350th Judicial
District of Taylor County which began on March 16, 2015.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, petitioner respectfully requests an
extension of 45 days, i.e. until May 25, 2015, to file a Petition for Discretionary Review.
Respectfully submitted,
Parker & Blizzard, P.L.L.C.
702-C Hickory
Abilene, TX 79601
Tel: (325) 480-2903
Fax: (866) 651-2320
By:/s/ Jacob Blizzard
Jacob Blizzard
State Bar No. 24068558
Attorney for James Smith
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on April 10, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and
foregoing document was served on the Taylor County District Attorney's Office, Taylor County,
Texas, by facsimile transmission to 325-674-1306.
/s/ Jacob Blizzard
Jacob Blizzard
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
JAMES SMITH §
§
Petitioner §
§
VS §
§
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
§
Appellee §
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
NO. 11-12-00095-CR
ORDER FOR A SETTING
On , 2015, the Defendant filed a Motion to Extend Time to File
Brief in Support of Petition for Discretionary Review. The Court finds that the party is entitled
to a hearing on this matter, and it is THEREFORE ORDERED that a hearing on this motion is
set for , at .
Signed on .
JUDGE PRESIDING
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
JAMES SMITH §
§
Petitioner §
§
VS §
§
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
§
Appellee §
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
NO. 11-12-00095-CR
ORDER
On , 2015, came on to be considered James Smith's Motion to
Extend Time to File Brief in Support of Petition for Discretionary Review, and said motion is
hereby
(Granted) (Denied)
JUDGE PRESIDING