Cruz, Richard

Opinion

PD-0298-15 RECEIVED RECEIVED IN Court of Appeals COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALSNa PD" • MAR 1 2 2015

MAR 18 2015 in the Lisa Matz COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Clerk, 5th District

OF TEXAS

Abel Acosta, Clerk

RICHARD CRUZ APPELLANT

THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO

FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Richard Cruz, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 68.2(c),moves for an extensionof time of 30 days to file a petition for discretionary review, and for good cause shows the following:

1. Followingremand from this Court,the FifthDistrictCourt of Appeals on February 9,2015, affirmed appellant's conviction in its opinion and judgment in Richard Cruz v. The State of Texas, Case No. 05-14-00144-CR, (Tex.App.—Dallas, decided February 9, 2015); no motion for rehearing was filed and the petition for discretionary review is therefore due on March 11, 2015.

2. Appellant requests an additional thirty (30) days from the deadline stated above and FILED IN

Appellant asks this Court to order the petition to be due on or before April tPOQW^eOlRl^iR^ML^F^PP^1

Discretionary Review. MAR 20 2£iJ 3. No previous extensions have been requested.

Abel Acosta, Cier»v

4. The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for an extension oftime are as follows:

Appellant is considering to file a petition for discretionary review (PDR). Appellant is currently seeking legal counsel and may not have sufficienttime to preparethe PDR.

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WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellantrespectfullyrequests an extension of 30 days, i.e. until April 10, 2015, to file a petition for discretionary review.

Respectfully submitted,

Richard Cruz //

3534 Bolivar Dr.

Dallas, Texas 75220

Telephone: (214) 754-9482

APPELLANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on March jH[, 2015, a true and correct copy ofthe above and foregoing document was served upon the State of Texas by U.S. Mail addressed to the Hon. Susan Hawk, Criminal

District Attorney, Attn: Appellant Counsel, 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75207.

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Richard Cruz

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