Christopher Dewa Washington v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 28, 2015
• Docket: 01-14-00366-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

NO. 01-14-00366-CR

FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 1/28/2015 10:02:56 PM FORTHE FIRST CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS Clerk HOUSTON, TEXAS

CHRISTOPHER WASHINGTON, Appellant

vs.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

on Appeal from thc 178rli Judicial District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1259853

APPELLANT'S MOTION F'OR EXTENSION OF'TIME TO FILE BRIEF

TO TIJN I{ONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COLIRT

COMES NOW, CIIRISTOPIIER WASIIINGTON, Appellant and files

this, his Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief and for good cause

would show the Court as follows:

Appellant's brief was due on January 26, 2015. Appellant is turning the

brief in along with this Motion to Extend Time on January 28,2015. Counsel

would request an extension of 1wo days. During the last 30 days Counsel has been

busy on the following matter alongside the Appellant's Brief: l. Efrain. Lopez v. State of Texas, in cause nurnberl4- 14-0075 8-CR, an appeal

out of the Courl of Appe als for the Fourteenth Judicial District of Texas-

Houston. This case involves a non-death capital appeal ou1 of the 179t1'

Districl Court of Harris County, Texas. The appeal sterns from a week long

lrial. The brief in this case is due on February 2"d, 2075. Counsel is

working diligently to rneet that deadline.

2. In re Michael Glynn Brov,n, cause nurnber 13-35892-I'14-1 , in the United S1a1es

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. f'his case involves the

bankruplcy proceedings of Michael Glynn Brown's estale, and an investigation

into the location of his assets. Counsel has a hearing scheduled in this case on

January 29,2015. This case involves 1,000s ofpages ofdiscovery which must be

reviewed in order to prepare for the hearing. Counsel is working on getting

prepared fol that hearing.

3. United States v. Ramola Brown, 4:12-CR-00366, in the United States District

Court for the Southern Districl of Texas Houston Division, This case involves a

federal marijuana and cocaine distribution conspiracy based out ofHouston,

Texas. The trial in this case started on January 27,2015 and is expected to last

until January 30,2015. Counsel has been revicwing documents, talking to

witnesses, and preparing for llial over the last 1wo weeks.

WIIEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, appellant respectfully prays

that the couft granl this rnotion and extend the tirne for filing his brief for two days

until January 28,2015

2 Respcctfully submitted,

WENDDL M, JR Texas Bar No. 15208500 440 Louisiana Strcct, Suitc 200 Ilouston, Texas 77002 (113)223-ss75 (713)224-28tsFAX

CII,RTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certily that a lrue and correct copy of the foregoing Motion was

delivered to the Court of Appeals, a copy being faxed to the Assistant District

Attomey in this cause on this the 28tl'day of January, 2015.

NDELL A. DO JR.

3 STATE OF TEXAS $ s COUNTY OF HARRIS s

On this day personally appeared WENDI'LL A. ODOM, JR., who s1a1ed under

oath as follows:

"My name is WENDELL ODOM. I am the attomey of record fol the Appellanl in

this cause. I have read the foregoing Motion for an Extension of Time to File Appcllant's

Bricf, and swear that the natters contained in such motion are h'ue and coruecl."

G WENDELL M,JR.

SwoRN To AND SUBSCRIBED before me on this the &X of

2015, to which witness my hand and seal ofoffice.

iIARY C T,|iOORE **i,?'"'""*'^llSdB]tli3'il:'o' NOTARY UBLI I AND FOR TI{E ST E OF TEXAS SEPT. 3, 2016

4 NO. 01-14-00366-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS

On Appeal from thc 1781'Ir Judicial District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1259853

OITDER

On this day came on to be heard Appellant's Motion for Extcnsion of Timc

within which to File Appcllant's Brief.

It is the opinion of this Court that the Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's

Bricf should be and is hereby GRANTED, and it is therefore ORDERED that the

Appellant's Brief is due to be filed in tlis Coutl on day of

2015.

SIGNED on this the day of 2015

.IT]DGE PRI,SIDING