Faudi, Jacob Wesley

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: November 10, 2015
• Docket: PD-1461-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-1461-15 PD-1461-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 11/9/2015 2:38:32 PM November 10, 2015 Accepted 11/10/2015 4:40:40 PM ABEL ACOSTA NO. _________________________ CLERK

JACOB WESLEY FAUDI § IN THE COURT OF § VS. § CRIMINAL APPEALS § STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Jacob Wesley Faudi, Appellant in the above styled and

numbered cause, and moves for an extension of time of 30 days to file a petition

for discretionary review, and for good cause shows the following:

1. On October 8, 2015, the Court of Appeals affirmed appellant's

conviction. Jacob Wesley Faudi v. State, 2015 WL 5965362. This petition is

therefore due on November 9, 2015.

2. Faudi needs additional time to prepare and submit his brief for

consideration in this case. Appellate Counsel as a solo practitioner has been

working on many cases including drafting and submitting the Petition for

Discretionary Review in State v. Torres before this Honorable Court on 11/2/2015,

preparing and submitting the brief in U.S. v. Dix, cause no. 14-51143 in the 5th

Circuit Court of Appeals, and preparing for oral argument in U.S. v. Koss, cause

no. 14-51173 in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that is scheduled for 12/2/2015. 3. Defendant is currently incarcerated.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, appellant respectfully

requests an extension of 30 days, i.e. until December 9, 2015, to file a petition for

discretionary review.

Respectfully submitted,

Law Office of Denton B. Lessman 100 N. 6th Street, Ste. 702 Waco, TX 76701 Tel: (254) 776-4544 Fax: (254) 776-4551

By: Denton B. Lessman State Bar No. 24042474 DLessmanAtty@aol.com Attorney for Jacob Wesley Faudi

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on November 9, 2015, a true and correct copy of the

above and foregoing document was served on the State Prosecutor’s Office and the

McLennan County District Attorney’s Office via facsimile.

Denton B. Lessman