Guzman, Edward

Opinion

PD-0594-15

PD-0594-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 5/15/2015 3:31:09 PM May 19, 2015 Accepted 5/19/2015 2:21:49 PM ABEL ACOSTA

No. ___________ CLERK

In the

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

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On Appeal from the 22nd Judicial District Court of Hays County, Texas

Cause Number 12-0006; and the Opinion of the Third Court of Appeals in Cause Number 03-13-00131-CR, Delivered May 13, 2015

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EDWARD GUZMAN

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

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MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PRO SE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

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TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL

APPEALS:

COMES NOW, Kristen Jernigan, the undersigned attorney of record for

Edward Guzman, the Appellant, herein, and files this Motion for Extension of

Time to File Pro Se Petition for Discretionary Review. As set out below, the

undersigned respectfully requests a sixty-day extension so that Appellant can file

his Pro Se Petition for Discretionary Review. In support of said motion, the

undersigned would show the Court the following:

1. Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review is currently due in this case on June 12, 2015.

2. Appellant seeks an extension of sixty days in which to file his Petition for Discretionary Review, making his Petition due on or before August 11, 2015.

3. The undersigned counsel will not be representing Appellant after the filing of this motion. Appellant will now have to obtain and review the record in order to prepare and file a Pro Se Petition for Discretionary Review. The undersigned believes that there is insufficient time between now and June 12, 2015, to accomplish those goals. Consequently, the undersigned respectfully requests that the Court grant Appellant the additional time.

4. The undersigned has not filed any previous motions for extension of time in this case.

5. For the reasons set forth above, the undersigned respectfully requests that Appellant be granted an extension of sixty days so that his brief in this case will now be due on August 11, 2015.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the undersigned

respectfully requests that this Court grant this Motion for Extension of Time to File

Pro Se Petition for Discretionary Review.

Respectfully submitted,

_______/s/__Kristen Jernigan______ KRISTEN JERNIGAN State Bar Number 90001898 207 S. Austin Ave. Georgetown, Texas 78626 (512) 904-0123 (512) 931-3650 (fax) Kristen@txcrimapp.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the

foregoing Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time has been mailed to the Hays

County District Attorney’s 712 Stagecoach, San Marcos, Texas 78666 on May 15,

2015.

__/s/ Kristen Jernigan__________________ Kristen Jernigan