Burnett, Rodney Earl

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 10, 2016
• Docket: PD-0648-16
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0648-16 NO.

RODNEY EARL BURNETT § IN THE COURT OF § V- § CRIMINAL APPEAI£8=CEIVEDIN THE STATE OF TEXAS f OF TEXaPOURT0FCRIMINALAPPEALS PRO SE.MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME JUN 09 2016 TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: Abel Acosta, Clerk COMES NOW THE Appellant/Petitioner in the above-styled and

numbered cause and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to

extend the time for filing the Appellant's Petition for Disc|rfe-pr\ m tionary Review in this cause and in support thereof would shd"u'™JNALAPPEALS to the Court the following; ^-<'i 10 2D;3 1. The style and number of this case in the Court of Afl,p,peals„ ^ MO^MeostJa, Clerk is: RODNEY EARL BURNETT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appeal No.01-15

-00533-CR.

2. The Appellant uas convicted of the felony offense of

aggravated robbery.

3. The conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on

May 12, 201 6 .

4. The deadline for filing the Appellant's Petition for

Discretionary Review in this Cause is June 11, 2016.

5. An extension of time for a period os sixty £60) days is

requested that would make the due date August 10, 2016.

6. No prior request for an extension of time has been made. 7. The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested

extension are, as follows: The Appellant/Petitioner was repre

sented by 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/Petitioner to either prepare and file 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

August 10, 2016.

>tfully submitted,

Rodney B

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing

has been mailed to Harris County District Attorney, 1201 Franklin

Suite 600, Houston, Tx 77002-1923, on the/^rfX Wy/\ day of ot June, 2016. «dU16. s

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