Hill, Eric L.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 12, 2015
• Docket: PD-0165-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0165-15 PD-0165-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 2/11/2015 2:32:56 PM February 12, 2015 Accepted 2/12/2015 9:25:12 AM ABEL ACOSTA NO. 06-14-00044-CR CLERK

ERIC L. HILL COURT OF CRIMINAL

VS. OF APPEALS

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE OF TEXAS

APPELLANT’S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO

FILE

PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

COMES NOW Eric L. Hill, Appellant, and moves this Court pursuant

to Tex. R. App. Proc. 10.5 and 68.2(c) for and extension of fifteen (15) day’s

or until February 23, 2015, in which to file the Appellant’s Petition for

Discretionary Review herein. In support, Appellant would show the

following;

1. Appellant was convicted of Continuance Violence against Family.

2. On February 26, 2014, Appellant was found guilty by a jury and

the jury assessed a sentence of twenty-seven (27) years

confinement in prison.

3. The Sixth Court of Appeals issued its opinion on January 9, 2014,

in which it affirmed the Appellant’s conviction. Said case is styled Eric L. Hill v. The State of Texas, Appellate Case Number 06-14-

00044-CR, Trial Court Case Number 43,089-B.

4. This is the first request for extension of time.

5. Appellant requests an extension until February 23, 2015.

6. Good cause exists for the granting of the motion:

Appellant’s attorney was preparing for jury trials in the 115th

District Court of Upshur County for the two week jury session

beginning January 12, 2015: State v. Carlos Bunch, Jr. Cause

Number 12503; State v. Alton Ray Easley, Jr., Cause Numbers

16346, 16499, and 16647; State v. David Bruce Williams, Cause

Number 16580; State v. Ronald Ray Hohensee, Cause Number

16696; State v. Mary Ellen Clark, Cause Number 16723; State v.

Christopher Alan Ray, Cause Number 16784; State v. Cortney Lee

Fields, Cause Number 16828; State v. Megan Malota, Cause

Number 16861; State v. Kelly Wayne Haney, Cause Number

16881; and State v. Lester Shane Browning, Cause Number

16875.Further, Appellant’s attorney was preparing for a jury trial

in the 124th District Court of Gregg County for the week of January

26, 2015: State v. Jeremy Scott, Cause Number 43,891-B. Further,

Appellant’s attorney has recently submitted briefs to the Sixth Court of Appeals in the following cases: State v. Casey Dale

Hammack, Case Number 06-14-00175-CR and State v. Cory

Martin Colvin, Case Number 06-14-00163-CR.

7. This motion is not sought for purposes of delay, but so that justice

may be done. Therefore, Appellant requests until February 23,

2015, in which to complete his Petition for Discretionary Review.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Tim Cone ______________________ Tim Cone, Attorney at Law State Bar No. 04660350 P.O. Box 413 Gilmer, Texas 75644 Tel: (903) 725-6270 Fax: (903) 725-5494 e-mail:timcone6@aol.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been delivered to all counsel of record, on this the 11th day of February, 2015.

/s/Tim Cone _______________________ Tim Cone, Attorney at Law