Billy Joe Selman v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 18, 2015
• Docket: 06-15-00121-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 06-15-00121-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 9/18/2015 1:08:21 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK

NO. 06-15-00121-CR FILED IN BILLY JOE SELl\1AN § IN THE 6th COURT OF APPEALS § TEXARKANA, TEXAS

VS. § SIXTH COURT 9/18/2015 1:08:21 PM DEBBIE AUTREY § Clerk STATE OF TEXAS § OF APPEALS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes BILLY JOE SELMAN, Appellant in the above styled and

numbered cause, and moves this COUli 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 County Court at Law of HILL County,

Texas.

2. The case below was styled as STATE OF TEXAS vs. BILLY JOE

SELMAN, and numbered M0890-14.

3. Appellant was convicted of Evading Arrest or Detention.

4. Appellant was assessed a sentence eight months in the Hill County Law

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on 15. 7. The appellate brief is presently due on September , 2015.

8. Appellant requests an extension of time of 60 days from the present date,

i.e. November 24,2015.

9. No extension to file the brief has been received in this cause.

10. Defendant is currently in custody and has a pending Felony charge.

11. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause for the requested

extension:

Counsel has just completed two Felony trials in Johnson County and IS

preparing for two other felony trial cases and one misdemeanor trial.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court

grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such other and

further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

RICARDO DELOSSANTOS 202 S. MAIN CLEBURNE, TX 76033 Tel: (817) 558-3885 Fax: (817) 641-2525

Santos CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on September 18, 2015, a true and correct copy of the

above and foregoing document was served on the County Attorney's Office, Hill

County, by fax.

Ricardo De Los Santos STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF JOHNSON §

AFFIDAVIT

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared

Ricardo De Los Santos, who after being duly sworn stated:

"I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and entitled

cause. I have read the foregoing Motion To Extend Time to File

Appellant's Brief and swear that all of the allegations of fact contained

therein are true and correct"

lsi Ricardo De Los Santos Ricardo De Los Santos Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on ~"-----, 201 to ce11ifY

which witness my hand and seal of office.

Notary Public, State of Texas