Escobar, Paul Angelo

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 22, 2015
• Docket: PD-0609-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0609-15 RECEIVED IN No. COURTOFCRIMINW APPEALS MAY 18 2S15 Court of Appeals No. 05-13-01562-CR

Trial Court No. F1262912-Q

PAUL ANGELO ESCOBAR, * IN THE COURT OF

Petitioner * CRIMINAL APPEALS

VS. * OF TEXAS FILED IN STATE OF TEXAS, * IN " 0F CRiM^AL APPEALS MAY 22 2G15 Respondent * AUSTIN, TEXAS Abel Acosta, C/erk

FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

COMES NOW, the Petitioner in the above-styled and numbered

cause, and moves the Court to extend the time for filing the Petition for

Discretionary Review, and in accordance with the appellate rules, submits

the following facts:

1. Trial Court: 204™ Judicial District Court

2. Date of appealable order: 10-11-13

3. Trial Court Cause number: F12-62912-Q + -

4. Paul Angelo Escobar vs. State of Texas

5. Offense for which Appellant was convicted: Aggravated Robbery

6. Punishment assessed: 20y

7. Date Motion for New Trial filed: 10-29-13

8. Date Notice of Appeal filed: 10-29-13

9. Fifth District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas

10.Appellate no. 05-13-01562-CR; Paul Angelo Escobar

11.Date of appellate opinion and judgment: March 10, 2015

12.Deadline for filing petition for discretionary review: April 9, 2015

13. Length of time requested for the extension: 30 days

14. The number of extensions of time which have been granted previously

regarding this item: 0

15.The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for an extension:

a. Counsel timely mailed a copy of the opinion and explanation of

appellate rights to Appellant by certified mail. However, it was returned

to counsel unclaimed on today's date, March 24, 2015, apparently

because Appellant was transferred to a different unit. Counsel has now

resent the opinion and explanation of appellate rights but due to the

delay, Appellant needs additional time to prepare a petition for

discretionary review. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Petitioner prays that

this Honorable Court will extend the time within which to file the petition

for discretionary review.

Respectfully submitted,

Paul Angelo Escobar No. 1892438 Torres Unit 125 Private Road 4303 Hondo, Texas 78861 Pro se Petitioner CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that the foregoing Motion was served on the Appellate

Section, Dallas County District Attorney's Office, 133 N. Riverfront Blvd.,

LB 19, Dallas, Texas 75207, by placing it in the U.S. mail on

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