Tony Dewayne Crayton v. State

ACCEPTED
06-14-00208-CR
SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
7/13/2015 12:00:00 AM
DEBBIE AUTREY
CLERK
NO. 06-14-00208-CR
FILED IN
6th COURT OF APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE TEXARKANA, TEXAS
§ 7/13/2015 9:07:00 AM
VS. § 6TH COURT DEBBIE AUTREY
§ Clerk
TONY DEWAYNE CRAYTON § OF APPEALS
MOTION TO FILE LATE APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
Now comes Tony Dewayne Crayton, 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 8th Judicial District Court of Hopkins
County, Texas.
2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. Tony Dewayne
Crayton, and numbered 1323670.
3. Appellant was convicted of Murder.
4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of 50 years on November 24, 2014.
5. Notice of appeal was given on November 24, 2014.
6. The clerk's record was filed on March 26, 2015; the reporter's record
was filed on January 27, 2015.
7. The appellate brief is presently due on July 8, 2015
8. Appellant requests permission to file late brief.
9. Appellant’s counsel was ordered to file the brief in this case by July 8,
2015.
10. Appellant’s counsel’s mother was admitted into Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital and had emergency appendectomy surgery on July 6, 2015.
11. Appellant’s counsel’s mother suffered from complications from the
surgery and underwent a second surgery on July 10, 2015.
12. The unforeseen circumstance regarding Appellant’s counsel’s medical
condition made him unable to work on the brief for several days leading up to and
following the deadline for filing the brief.
13. Appellant files this motion not for the purpose of delay but to see that
justice is done.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this
Court grant this Motion To File Late Appellant's Brief, and for such other and
further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
Martin Braddy Attorney at Law
121 Oak Avenue
Suite A
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482
Tel: (903) 885-2040
Fax: (903) 500-2704
By: /s/ Martin Braddy
Martin Braddy
State Bar No. 00796240
martin.braddy@verizon.net
Attorney for Tony Dewayne Crayton
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on July 11, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above
and foregoing document was served on the District Attorney's Office, Hopkins
County, 110 Main Street Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482, by E-mail.
/s/ Martin Braddy
Martin Braddy