Amos, Nicholas Davell

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: May 1, 2015
• Docket: PD-0501-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0500-15 THRU PD-0505-15 NO 05-14-00978CR COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS In The APR 28 2015 Court of Criminal Appeals Austin, Texas Abe!Acosta,Cferk Nicholas Amos Court of v APPeals The State of Texas APR 22 2015 From Appeal No. 05-il4-OO978CR OerkL^tz Trial Cause No. F-1341905-U District

FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE P fflrJgD IN IMINAL APPEALS DISCRETIONARY REVIEW W 01 2015

To the Honorable Judges of the Court of Criminal Abel AppesPPf^' c'erk

Comes now, Nicholas Amos, Petitioner, and files this motion for an extension f sixty (60) days in which to file a Petition For Discretionary Review. In support 5f this motion, appealant shows the court the following:

I.

The Petitioner was convicted in the 291st District Court of Dallas County,

Texas of the offense of Fraudulent use or Possession of identifying information

of an Elderly Person-in Cause No 05^14-00978Qg, styled State of Texas vs. Nicholas \mos. The Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals, 5th Supreme Judicial Distrid

The case was affirmed on March 31, 2015.

II.

Ihe Present deadline for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review is April 30, 2015. the Petitioner has not requested any extension prior to this request. III.

Petitioner's request for an extension is based upon the following facts:

Petitioner was not informed of the decision of the Courts of Appeals in affirming

his case until';April 13, 2015. Since that time, Petitioner has been attempting

to obtain'l;egal representation in this matter. The attorney on record for the ,,..<• :: •• ^k appeal, Allen Fishburn, has informed Petitoner that he will not represent the .-*t»fA !-.>'••'-;-' ,.- petitibnere'oh fthe^"Petition for Discretionary Review.

Wherefore,.Petitioner Prays This Court Grant This Motion And Extend The Deadline

cFor Filing The Petition For Discretionary Review in Case No 05-14-00978CR to

June 30, 2015.

LNictiolas Amos Peti*ionerPrBr6e Se Texas Department of Criminal Justice Clements Unit TDCJ-ID# 1932817 Amarillo, Texas 79107 Certificate of Service

I certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing first Motion

For Extension Of Time to file a Petition for Discretionary Review, has been ,.

Forwaded by U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid, First Class, to the Attorney for State

Michael R. Casillas, at 133 N Riverfront Blvd. LB19 Dalls, TX 75207-4399, and

to the State Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 12405, Austin, Texas 78711 on this

the 20th day of April, 2015.

"Petitioner, Pro Se

I, Nicholas Amos, TDCJ# 1932817, being presently incarcerated in the Bill Clements

Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Potter County, Texas, verify

and declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements are true and

correct. Executed on this the 20th day of April, 2015.

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