Bell, Daren Marcus

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: March 13, 2015
• Docket: PD-0279-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0279-15 Date: 3/g/W

Mr. Abel Acosta, Clerk Court ofCriminal Appeals RECEIVED IN PO Box 12308 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Austin, TX 78711 MAR 13 2015 Dear Mr. Acosta:

Enclosed please find my pro se Petitioner's Motion for Extension ofTim^t§'Ffl£r'C a Petition for Discretionary Review. Please file this Motion with the papers of this case and bring it to the attention of the Court.

Please date-stamp this letter and return it to me at my address shown below.

I also request that you notify me of the Court's ruling on my Motion.

Sincerely,

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FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS MAR 13 2015

Abel Acosta, Clerk "DWA MflftUS fS^c) I § IN THE TEXAS COURT PETITIONER § § VS. § OF § THE STATE OF TEXAS, § RESPONDENT § CRIMINAL APPEALS

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PDR

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

Comes now, Oaf-trK) /flflf£.lK Bg,j/ Petitioner, and files this motion for an extension of sixty (60) days in which to file a Petition for Discretionary Review. In support of this motion, Petitioner shows the Court the following:

The Petitioner was convicted in the ffifo District Court of 1aPlTa.flf" County, Texas of the offense of Aq^-^aUi-^A^'%d&*£^f-V^ffl Cause No. Oft-\V0ot3V Styled The State of Texas vs. VkxteM figJ ( The Petitioner appealed to the Court ofAppeals, 8" yh Supreme Judicial District, Appeal No. ®Q«^3 -0012f\ "Cfc . The case was affirmed on

n.

The present deadline for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review is •fV\QCv'^V\ 2>~T-°. The Petitioner has not requested anyextension 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 Court of Appeals in affirming his case until t^fe»^-.26^S . Since that time Petitioner has been attempting to gain legal representation in this matter. His attorney on the appeal, %>% V^~ Y^ ~ft\TOrd , has informed Petitioner that he will not represent him on the Petition for Discretionary Review. WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays this Court grant this motion and extend the deadhne for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review in Cause No. 0-8->S-oom-ifc to \^H3l R

Respectfully submitted,

OaWi /Led/. Petitioner Pro Se TDCJ# Texas Department of Criminal Justice CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, J/ftTgJh, OVj 11 , do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the

above and foregoing Motion for Extension of Time to File a Petition for Discretionary

Review, has been forwarded by United States Mail, postage prepaid, first class, to the

State Prosecuting Attorney, P. O. Box 12405, Austin, TX 78711, and the District

Attorney for