Blocker, Gordon Stanley

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 21, 2015
• Docket: PD-0441-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0441-15 PD-0441-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS April 21, 2015 Transmitted 4/17/2015 3:29:22 PM Accepted 4/21/2015 2:10:57 PM NO. ABEL ACOSTA CLERK IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

NO. 11-13-00056-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS EASTLAND, TEXAS

THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE § V. § § GORDON STANLEY BLOCKER § APPELLANT

APPEAL FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 9 TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT NO. 1266266

APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES, GORDON STANLEY BLOCKER, Appellant in the above

entitled and numbered cause, by and through his attorney of record, W. TROY

McKINNEY, and submits this Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant's

Petition for Discretionary Review until May 20, 2015. For good cause, Appellant

shows as follows.

1 1. This Court issued its opinion on January 8, 2015. On February 23, 2015,

Appellant’s motion for rehearing was filed and it was overruled on March 20, 2015.

This petition for discretionary review is due to be filed on or about April 20, 2015

This is Appellant's first request for an extension of time to file Appellant's Petition

for Discretionary Review.

2. The last thirty days, Appellant's counsel has been in trial, had an

extremely heavy court docket in Harris County, Texas, and several out of town court

settings.

3. Furthermore, Appellant’s counsel was a director at the Mastering

Scientific Evidence Seminar in New Orleans from March 24 through March 29, 2015.

4. This Motion is not made for delay, but to see that justice is done.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the

deadline for filing of Appellant's Petition for Discretionary be extended to May 20,

2015.

2 Respectfully submitted,

SCHNEIDER & McKINNEY, P.C.

/w/ Troy McKinney

W. Troy. McKinney T.B.C. No. 13725020 440 Louisiana Suite 800 Houston, Texas 77002 713-951-9994 FAX 713-224-6008 Email: wtmhousto@aol.com

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the attached and foregoing

document has been served on the Tarrynt County District Attorney’s Office on this

the 17th day of April, 2015.

/s/ W. Troy McKinney

W. Troy McKinney