Guanche, Erik Santana

Opinion

PD-0190-15

PD-0190-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 2/17/2015 5:23:02 PM February 19, 2015 Accepted 2/19/2015 1:21:27 PM ABEL ACOSTA

NO. CLERK

IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. 01-13-00851-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS

THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE §

V. § §

ERIC SANTANA GUANCHE § APPELLANT

APPEAL FROM COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 7 HOUSTON, TEXAS TRIAL COURT NO. 1869024

APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES, ERIC SANTANA GUANCHE, Appellant in the above

entitled and numbered cause, by and through his attorney of record, Rick Soliz,

and submits this Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant's Petition for

Discretionary Review until April 18, 2015. For good cause, Appellant

shows as follows.

1. This Court issued its opinion on December 16, 2014. On January 5,

2015, Appellant’s motion for rehearing was filed and it was overruled on January

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15, 2015. This petition for discretionary review is due to be filed on or about

February 17, 2015. This motion for extension of time may be filed until the

deadline of March 1, 2015. This is Appellant's first request for an extension of

time to file Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review.

2. The last thirty days, Appellant's counsel has had an extremely heavy

workload and out of town court business.

3. Furthermore, Appellant’s counsel was at a continuing education

seminar in Austin, Texas from January 16, through January 18, 2015.

4. This Motion is not made for delay, but to see that justice is done.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the

deadline for filing of Appellant's Petition for Discretionary be extended to April

18, 2015, or a similar date this court deems appropriate.

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Respectfully submitted,

/w/ Rick Soliz

Rick Soliz T.B.C. No. 00785013 PO Box 4051 Houston, Texas 77210 713-228-1900 jrsoliz@att.net ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the attached and foregoing

document has been served on the Harris County District Attorney’s Office on this

the 17th day of January 2015.

/s/ Rick Soliz

Rick Soliz