Gonzales, Neva Jane

Opinion

PD-1232-15 PD-1232-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 9/17/2015 11:11:16 PM Accepted 9/22/2015 11:57:50 AM No. ABEL ACOSTA CLERK

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS FOR THE

STATE OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

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NEVA JANE GONZALES § APPELLANT V. § STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE

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MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

COMES NOW NEVA JANE GONZALES Appellant in the above entitled and numbered cause and moves the court to extend the time for filing his petition for discretionary review and in support thereof would show the court as follows:

Appellant was convicted of the felony of murder in cause number 1376224 in the 232nd District Court of Harris County and assessed a punishment of imprisonment for life in the Institutional Division on February 13, 2014. Appeal was perfected on February 13, 2014.

ppellant’s conviction was affirmed in an opinion of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Cause No. 14-14-00204-CR, delivered August 13, 2015. No motion for rehearing was filed. Appellant’s petition for discretionary review was due on September 14, 2015.

September 22, 2015

Counsel has been unable to complete the petition because of several other Appellate briefs he has been preparing .

Appellant is requesting an extension of time of 30 days to file the petition, until October 14, 2015.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the foregoing motion be granted.

Respectfully submitted,

____/s/ J. Sidney Crowley _________________ J. SIDNEY CROWLEY

214 Morton St.

Richmond, Texas 77469

(713) 232-8332

TBC No. 05170200

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was electronically served on the Harris County District Attorney’s Office this the 18th day of September, 2015.

____/s/ J. Sidney Crowley______