Ex Parte Justin River Carter

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00669-CR 3711269 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/9/2015 11:36:23 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-14-00669-CR

Ex Parte: § COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN § 3rd COURT OF APPEALS § IN THE THIRD AUSTIN, TEXAS § 1/9/2015 11:36:23 AM JUDICIAL DISTRICT § JEFFREY D. KYLE JUSTIN CARTER § AUSTIN, TEXAS Clerk

Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s brief

TO THE HONORABLE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS:

COMES NOW, Justin Carter, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, by and

through undersigned counsel, and submits this Motion for Extension of Time pursuant to Rule

10.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. In support of the same, Appellant would show

this Honorable Court as follows:

1. Appellant’s brief is due on January 12, 2015.

2. Notice of receipt of the Reporter’s Record was received from this court on

December 22, 2014.

3. Due to the holiday break, Defense counsel did not receive a copy of the reporter’s

record until it was emailed to him on January 7, 2015.

4. Defense counsel will need a 14 day extension of the deadline in order to properly

prepare Appellant’s brief.

5. No prior extensions have been sought for extending the time to file this brief.

6. This request is not made for the purposes of delay, but that justice may be done.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays this Honorable Court to

extend the deadline to file the Appellant’s Brief for an additional 14 days. Respectfully submitted,

Chad P. Van Brunt Bar No. 24070784 THE LAW OFFICE OF CHAD VAN BRUNT 310 S. St. Mary’s Street Suite 1840 – Tower Life Bldg. San Antonio, Texas 78205 (210) 399-8669 (210) 568-4927 (telecopier)

By:_____/s/ Chad Van Brunt_____________ Chad P. Van Brunt

Attorney for Justin River Carter

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This certifies that on January 8, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing document was served upon the Comal County District Attorney’s office via fax.

____/s/_Chad Van Brunt_________ Chad P. Van Brunt