Howard Thomas Douglas v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00605-CR 5809223 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/24/2015 3:08:58 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE NO. 03-14-00605-CR CLERK

IN THE FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 6/24/2015 3:08:58 PM THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk

AUSTIN, TEXAS

HOWARD THOMAS DOUGLAS § APPELLANT

VS. §

THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPELLEE

APPEAL FROM THE 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

CAUSE NO. D1-DC-12-900059

STATE'S SECOND 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 conviction for Securing Execution of a Document by

Deception, the appellant filed his notice of appeal in the above cause on September

17, 2014. Appellant filed a brief on April 24, 2015.

(b) The State’s brief is currently due on June 25, 2015. 1 (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: one.

(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. 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.

2 WHEREFORE, the State of Texas respectfully requests that the deadline for

filing the State’s brief be extended to July 27, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

ROSEMARY LEHMBERG District Attorney Travis County, Texas

/s/ Lisa Stewart Lisa Stewart Assistant District Attorney State Bar No. 06022700 P.O. Box 1748 Austin, Texas 78767 (512) 854-9400 Fax No. 854-4810 Lisa.Stewart@traviscountytx.gov AppellateTCDA@traviscountytx.gov

3 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

231 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/ Lisa Stewart Lisa Stewart Assistant District Attorney

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that, on the 24th 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, Craig M. Price,

Hammerle Finley Law Firm, 2871 Lake Vista Drive, Suite 150, Lewisville, Texas

75067, [cmp@hammerle.com].