Dorsett, William Grant

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: May 4, 2015
• Docket: PD-0514-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0514-15 NO.

WILLIAM GRANT DORSETT § IN THE § VS. § COURT OF CRIMINAL AEREALS^rHi 1M STATE OF TEXAS § AUSTIN, TEXAS ^Qy^QFCK^' ftPPSALS MAY 0 4 2015 MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW Abe!Ac0fita.Cldrk TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes WILLIAM GRANT DORSETT, Appellant in the above styled and

numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension oftime to file a pRii£c© |^ for discretionary review, pursuant to Rule 68.2( C) and 10.5(b) ofthe Texas Rules or AI"^EALS Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 1. This case is on appeal from the 173rd District Court of Ifesld^gg®^ Cierk County, Texas.

2. The case in the trial court was styled the State of Texas v. William Grant

Dorsett, and numbered B-19,825

3. The case appealed to the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler, Texas and assigned number 12-14-00027-CR. The Court of Appeals issued an opinion on March 31, 2015. .

4. Appellant was convicted of Theft by Deception and was assessed a sentence of three (3) years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice -

Institutional Division.

5. The petition for discretionary review is presently due by April 30, 2015. Appellant is currently representing himselfand needs an additional sixty (60) days to prepare his Petition for Discretionary Review. 6. Defendant is out on an appeal bond set by the trial court. WHEREFORE, PREMISES. CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File the Petition for Discretionary Review, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

William Grant Dorsett 1931 CR 1032 Greenville, Texas 75401 903-714-8778

By: /aJiKUI William Grant Dorsett, Pro Se

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on /IfU^Pj^rH .V. 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document was served on Scott McKee, Henderson County

District Attorney, 109 West Corsicana Street, Suite 103, Athens, Texas 75751, by

certified mail, return receipt requested.

imam Grant Dorsetvrro Se STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF SMITH §

AFFIDAVIT

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared

James W. Huggler, Jr., who after being duly sworn stated:

"I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and entitled

cause. I have read the foregoing Motion To Extend Time to File Petition

for Discretionary Review and swear that all of the allegations of fact

contained therein are true and correct."

William Grant Dorsett, Pro Se

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on this the day of

2015, to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.

b Notary Public, State of ^-..,.w, AMIE JANE GONZALEZ My Commission expire nWTl No,a'V PuWic. State ofTexas *-*xf\.ht My Commission Expifes July 19.2016