Balderas, Richard

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 10, 2015
• Docket: PD-0856-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0855&0856&0857-15

^IJer^S § IN THE COURT OF v. § CRIMINAL APPEALS RECEIVED IM THE STATE OF TEXAS §§ • OF TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPFAl mmiNMLAHHEAL JUL O9 2015 Pro Se Motion for Extension of Time To File Petition for Discretionary Review ^®' "GOSta, ulQfk TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW the Appellant/Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered cause and pp. . respectfully moves this Honorable Court to extend the time for filing the Appellant^TetmottToY'NAL APPEALS Discretionary Review in this cause and in support thereof would show to the Court the

following: Abel Acosta, Cierk 1. The style and number ofthis case in the Court ofAppeals, is: fcjc\(o<_r&4 v.. The State ofTexas, Appeal No. 0^-\\~O\Q ff I -CR. 2. The style and number of the case in the trial court is: The State ofTexas v.

Wvfflf-QvS ;Cause No. F-ll^llffiV; from the ^Q^rd District Court of Dallas County, Texas.

3. The Appellant was convicted ofthe felony offense of ^ rr

PRO SE MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - Page 1 6. The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review in this

cause is qufVi IQ*^Q^ 7. An extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days is requested that would make

the due date ^j)4-e/H Uf [$, &Q ^ • 8. No prior request for an extension of time has been made.

9. The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested extension are, as

follows: The Appellant/Petitioner,was representedby 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/Petitionerto either prepare and file the 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 pn?^r£ Pe,f(''cn/hg/Jc fp^

[Name]

PRO SE MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - Page 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The Appellant/Petitionerhereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing

Motion has been mailed to the Office ofthe Criminal District Attorney for U&l^ County,

, and mailed via U.S. mail, to the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney,

THaV/1'! 3 Cqua fy ,on the ®j day of JVty- .20_\S_.

RtckarJ (WdgjnO [Name]

PRO SE MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW - Page 3