Graham Jay Sonnenberg v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED

03-14-00530-CR

5619398

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

6/10/2015 12:41:06 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

No. 03-14-00530-CR CLERK

IN THE

FILED IN

3rd COURT OF APPEALS

COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/10/2015 12:41:06 PM

THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk

AUSTIN, TEXAS

GRAHAM JAY SONNENBERG § APPELLANT VS. § STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE APPEAL FROM THE 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

CAUSE NO. D1-DC-14-904026 STATE'S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

The State of Texas respectfully moves for an extension of the deadline for filing the State’s brief and, in accordance with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 38.6 and 10.5(b), advises the Court as follows:

(a) Following his convictions for Aggravated Assault Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon and Assault Strangulation, the appellant filed his notice of appeal in

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the above cause on August 15, 2014. Appellant’s counsel filed a brief on May 11, 2015.

(b) The State’s brief is currently due on June 10, 2015.

(c) This request is that the deadline for filing the State’s brief be extended by 30 days.

(d) The number of previous extensions of time granted for submission of the State’s brief is: none.

(e) The State relies upon the following facts to reasonably explain the need for an extension of the deadline:

1. During the period since this brief was filed, the attorney assigned to this case has been working on other pressing appellate matters and has not had sufficient time to prepare an adequate response to this brief.

2. In addition, the undersigned attorney, as the director of the Appellate Division of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, has been required, during the pendency of the instant appeal, to spend a considerable amount of time working on a variety of other legal matters and administrative issues.

3. This request is not made for the purpose of delay, but to ensure that the Court has a proper State’s brief to aid in the just disposition of the above cause.

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WHEREFORE, the State of Texas respectfully requests that the deadline for filing the State’s brief be extended to July 10, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

ROSEMARY LEHMBERG

District Attorney

Travis County, Texas

/s/ M. Scott Taliaferro

M. Scott Taliaferro

Assistant District Attorney State Bar No. 00785584

P.O. Box 1748

Austin, Texas 78767

(512) 854-9400

Fax No. (512) 854-4810

Scott.Taliaferro@traviscountytx.gov AppellateTCDA@traviscountytx.gov

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(i), I hereby certify, based upon the computer program used to generate this motion, that this motion contains 284 words, excluding words contained in those parts of the motion that Rule 9.4(i) exempts from inclusion in the word count. I certify, further, that this motion is printed in a conventional, 14-point typeface.

/s/ M. Scott Taliaferro

M. Scott Taliaferro

Assistant District Attorney

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that, on the 10th day of June, 2015, a true and correct copy of this motion was served, by U.S. mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or electronically through the electronic filing manager, to the Appellant’s attorney, Don Morehart, Attorney at Law, 316 W. 12th Street, Suite 313, Austin, Texas 78701, [Don@MorehartLaw.com].

/s/ M. Scott Taliaferro

M. Scott Taliaferro

Assistant District Attorney