PD-0514-16 PD-0514-16 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 5/11/2016 2:48:30 PM Accepted 5/12/2016 3:33:40 PM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK NO. ______________ IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS _______________________________________________________________ RIGOBERTO HERNANDEZ Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee ________________________________________________________________ FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS CAUSE NO. 05-15-00198-CR ON APPEAL FROM THE 203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT NO. F13-59234-P THE HONORABLE TERESA HAWTHORNE PRESIDING APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW BRUCE ANTON State Bar No. 01274700 ba@sualaw.com SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON 2311 Cedar Springs, Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 468-8100 (office) (214) 468-8104 (fax) May 12, 2016 Attorney for Appellant 1 COMES NOW, RIGOBERTO VAZQUEZ HERNANDEZ, Appellant herein, and moves this court to issue an extension of time to file his petition for discretionary review, and in support thereof would show the court as follows: I. Appellant was convicted of capital murder. II. The number and style of the case in the District Court is No. F13-59234-P, State of Texas v. Rigoberto Vazquez Hernandez. III. The opinion of the Fifth Court of Appeals in cause number 05-15-00198- CR, affirming the conviction, was rendered on April 12, 2016. IV. The present deadline for filing the petition for discretionary review in this matter is May 12, 2016. V. No extensions of time to file the brief were previously requested. VI. The reason for this request is that during the last few weeks counsel has been working on the following: 1. Reply to State’s Supplemental Response to Boswell’s Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Ex Parte David APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - PAGE 2 Wayne Boswell, case no. CCCR-11-03370-A and CCCR- 1103371-A in the 220th Judicial District Court of Comanche County, Texas. 2. Appellant’s Brief on Direct Appeal in Felix Sam Roberts v. State of Texas, case nos. 05-15-00936-CR and 05-15-00937-CR in the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas. 3. Appellant’s Brief on Direct Appeal in Lonnie Somerville v. The State of Texas, case no. 05-16-00056-CR in the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas. 4. Petition for Recommendation for Commutation of Death Sentence or, in the Alternative, a 180-day Reprieve regarding Charles Don Flores before the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. V. For the reasons set out above, counsel for Rigoberto Vazquez Hernandez will, in reasonable likelihood, be unable to submit the petition requested by this court by May 12, 2016. Counsel is asking for an extension of time of 30 days, or until approximately June 11, 2016. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant requests this court to grant an extension of time to file his petition for discretionary review until June 11, 2016. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, /s/ Bruce Anton BRUCE ANTON Texas State Bar No. 01274700 APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - PAGE 3 SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON 2311 Cedar Springs #250 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 468-8100 (214) 468-8104 (fax) ba@sualaw.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above entitled motion for extension of time was electronically served to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and to the State Prosecuting Attorney on this 11th day of May, 2016. /s/ Bruce Anton BRUCE ANTON APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - PAGE 4