Burnett, Rodney Earl ( 2016 )

PD-0648-16
NO.
RODNEY EARL BURNETT § IN THE COURT OF
§
V- § CRIMINAL APPEAI£8=CEIVEDIN
THE STATE OF TEXAS f OF TEXaPOURT0FCRIMINALAPPEALS
PRO SE.MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME JUN 09 2016
TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
Abel Acosta, Clerk
COMES NOW THE Appellant/Petitioner in the above-styled and
numbered cause and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to
extend the time for filing the Appellant's Petition for Disc|rfe-pr\ m
tionary Review in this cause and in support thereof would shd"u'™JNALAPPEALS
to the Court the following; ^-<'i 10 2D;3
1. The style and number of this case in the Court of Afl,p,peals„ ^
MO^MeostJa, Clerk
is: RODNEY EARL BURNETT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appeal No.01-15
-00533-CR.
2. The Appellant uas convicted of the felony offense of
aggravated robbery.
3. The conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on
May 12, 201 6 .
4. The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for
Discretionary Review in this Cause is June 11, 2016.
5. An extension of time for a period os sixty £60) days is
requested that would make the due date August 10, 2016.
6. No prior request for an extension of time has been made.
7. The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested
extension are, as follows: The Appellant/Petitioner was repre
sented by court appointed counsel during the appeal of this
case to the Court of Appeals, After the conviction was affirmed,
the trial court refused to appoint counsel to file a Petition
for Discretionary Review. Therefore, additional time is needed
for the Appellant/Petitioner to either prepare and file Petition
pro se or to seek legal assistance in filing the Petition.
WHEREFORE., PREMISES CONSIDERED , the Appellant/Petitioner
respectfully requests that this Honorable Court extend time for
filing the Petition for Discretionary Review in this cause to
August 10, 2016.
>tfully submitted,
Rodney B