Cantu, Arnulfo Garcia v. State

Opinion

NO. ___________________

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS STATE OF TEXAS

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ARNULFO GARCIA CANTU

Appellant

VS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appellee

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Appealed from the Court of Appeals 14th District of Texas

Cause Number 14-13-00854-CR

Appealed from the 56th District Court of Galveston County, Texas Cause Number 12CR3324

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MOTION FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

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Joseph Salhab

State Bar #17532300

2028 Buffalo Terrace

Houston, Texas 77019

Tel. (713) 528-1005

Fax: (713) 528-0153

josephsalhab@mindspring.com

COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT ARNULFO GARCIA CANTU

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

COMES NOW, Arnulfo Cantu, Appellant, by and through his attorney of record on appeal, Joseph Salhab, files this Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review. In support of said Motion, the Appellant shows the Court the following:

I.

The Appellant was convicted in the 56th District Court of Galveston County, Texas, on or about August 29, 2013, in Cause Number 12CR3324, of Indecency with a Child.

II.

Appellant appealed to the 14th Court of Appeals under Cause Number 14-13-00854-CR.

III.

The 14th Court of Appeals decided the case December 9, 2014. The deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is 30 days after the appellate judgment, or January 8, 2015.

IV.

Appellant is requesting the Court grant an extension of sixty (60) days for filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review until March 9, 2015.

V.

Appellant's request for an extension of time is based on the fact that

Appellant has informed present counsel that he is searching and interviewing potential new counsel to file a Petition for Discretionary Review on his behalf. Appellant needs additional time to find suitable counsel, and the new counsel would need time to review the case and prepare an appropriate petition.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the Court grant an extension of sixty (60) days until March 9, 2015, to file Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review.

Respectfully submitted,

___/s/ Joseph Salhab___

Joseph Salhab

State Bar #17532300

2028 Buffalo Terrace

Houston, Texas 77019

Tel. (713) 528-1005

Fax: (713) 528-2424

josephsalhab@mindspring.com

COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT ARNULFO GARCIA CANTU

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion was delivered to Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Texas, via fax on the _6th_ day of __January___, 2015.

___/s/ Joseph Salhab___

JOSEPH SALHAB