Cary, Stacy Stine

Opinion

PD-1341-14

FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT OF CRIMINALAPPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 7/2/2015 1:44:15 PM July 2, 2015 Accepted 7/2/2015 2:03:45 PM ABEL ACOSTA

ABEL ACOSTA, CLERK No. PD-1341-14 CLERK

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

STACY STINE CARY,

Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

On Appeal from the Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas Court of Appeals No. 05-12-01421-CR

STATE'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME OF THREE DAYS TO FILE THE STATE'S BRIEF

KEN PAXTON * JOSEPH P. CORCORAN Attorney General of Texas Assistant Attorney General Supervising Attorney

CHARLES E. ROY for Non-Capital Appeals First Assistant Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division State Bar No. 00793549

EDWARD L. MARSHALL Joseph.Corcoran@TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov Chief, Criminal Appeals Division P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station ADRIENNE McFARLAND Austin, Texas 78711 Deputy Attorney General Telephone: (512) 936-1400 for Criminal Justice Facsimile: (512) 936-1280

*Lead Appellate Counsel

ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW, the State of Texas and files this, the State's

Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time of Three Days to File the

State's Brief, and respectfully shows the following:

I.

Appellant, Stacy Stine Cary, filed her opening brief in this appeal

on May 19, 2015. The State previously made an unopposed request for an

extension of twenty-nine days to file its brief, but the Court granted an

extension of fifteen (15) days; hence, the State's brief in response is

presently due to be filed on Friday, July 3, 2015.

II.

The State humbly seeks a three-day extension to file its brief,

extending the new deadline to Monday, July 6, 2015. This is the State's

second, and final extension request. The State will not seek a further

extension oftime to file its briefifthis three (3) day request is granted.

III.

As justification for this request, in the last two weeks:

1. The undersigned drafted and filed a lengthy brief in this Court, in a complex TDCJ-time-calculation appeal, in Ex parte Smiley, Nos. WR-31,454-03 & WR-31,454-04, filed on Monday, June 29, 2015;

2. In the last six days the undersigned (as the non-capital appellate supervisor for the Criminal Appeals Division of the Texas Attorney General), performed extensive review and revision of an appellate brief, originally due to be filed on July 1, 2015, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in Vollmer v. William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, No. 14-10301. As a result of that review process, and because of the due date for the State's brief in this proceeding, the undersigned sought and obtained an emergent extension in the Fifth Circuit; and

3. Finally, and as additional justification, on June 23, 2015, the executive staff of the Office of Attorney General designated the date on which the State's brief is presently due in this appeal-July 3, 2015-as a holiday. As a result, while the undersigned will be working on July 3 to complete the State's brief, the undersigned will be unable to submit the brief for mandatory internal pre-filing review.

IV.

This request is not designed to harass Appellant, nor to

unnecessarily delay these proceedings, but to ensure that Appellant's

legal arguments are properly addressed. The undersigned conferred with

Appellant's counsel of record on June 29, 2015, who is unopposed to this

motion.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State of Texas

respectfully requests a three (3) day extension of time to file its brief up

to and including Monday, July 6, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Texas

CHARLES E. ROY First Assistant Attorney General

ADRIENNE McFARLAND Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice

EDWARD L. MARSHALL Chief, Criminal Appeals Division

Isi Joseph P. Corcoran

*Lead Counsel JOSEPH P. CORCORAN* Assistant Attorney General Supervising Attorney for Non-Capital Appeals Criminal Appeals Division State Bar No. 00793549 Joseph.Corcoran@TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov

P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: (512) 936-1400 Facsimile: (512) 936-1280

ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

I hereby certify that I conferred with Mr. John Helms prior to the

filing of this motion, and he indicated that he did not oppose the

extension.

Isi Joseph P. Corcoran JOSEPH P. CORCORAN Assistant Attorney General

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Rule 9.5(b)(1) of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure, I do hereby certify that if the email address of attorneys

designated below is on file with the electronic filing manager, a true and

correct copy of the foregoing notice was served electronically by that

electronic filing manager, on the following attorneys via electronic mail:

John Michael Helms Jr. Attorney for Appellant

Moreover, I do hereby certify that if the email addresses for the

designated attorneys are not on file with the electronic filing manager, a

true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading was served by email,

addressed to:

John Michael Helms Jr. iohn@iohnhelmslaw.com

Is/ Joseph P. Corcoran JOSEPH P. CORCORAN Assistant Attorney General