Johnson, Joshua Lonnel v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 13, 2015
• Docket: PD-0384-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

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IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

RECEIVED IN Joshua Johnson, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Applicant APR 06 2015 APR 13 2015 v.

Abel Acosta, Clerk Abel Acosta, Clerk The State of Texas,

Respondent

Petition For Discretionary Review

From The Fourteenth Court Of Appeals

MOTION FOR EXTENSION.TO FILE PDR

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW, JOSHUA JOHNSON, TDCJ-ID# 01906857, Applicant, pro se, and respectfully moves this Court to extend the deadline for filing a Petition For Discretionary Review in Appeal Cause Number 14-14- 00066-GR, Joshua L. Johnson v. State of Texas, by sixty days. In support, Applicant would show the following:

- 1 - I.

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed Applicant's conviction on March 17,2015. Applicant was not notified of this ruling until March 25,2015. The deadline for Applicant to file a Petition.For Discretionary Review (PDR) is thirty days from the decision of the Court of Appeals.

II.

Applicant is currently incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division at Telford Unit, 3899

State Hwy. 98, New Boston, Texas 75570. The Unit that Applicant is

housed in is currently under an annual lockdown which prohibits

Applicant from utilizing the Law Library at his Unit to research

and argue the erroneous judgment from his direct appeal. Due to lockdown status Applicant cannot use the telephone to contact people

that may help him in is effort for justice. Applicant's movement and ability to correspond is completely at a standstill. The Unit could be on lockdown for thirty days which impedes Applicant's ability to research his case.

III.

Applicant is not trained in the law and has limited knowledge

of how the legal system works. Applicant will need some extra time

to familiarize himself with the Law Library once his lockdown is

over.

IV.

This is Applicant's first request for an extension of time in

this matter.

- 2 - V.

For the reasons stated above, Applicant respectfully requests an

additional sixty days to complete his Petition For Discretionary

Review in support of his appeal.

PRAYER

Applicant prays that this Court grant this motion and extend the

time to file Applicant's Petition For Discretionary Review by sixty days extending the deadline to June 17,2015.

Respectfully submitted,

FOSHUA L^ JOHNSON TDCJ-ID# 01906857 Telford Unit 3899 State Hwy. 98 New Boston,TX 75570

Pro Se

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