LaDonna Johnson v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 3, 2017
• Docket: 07-17-00160-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 07-17-00160-CR SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS AMARILLO, TEXAS 8/3/2017 11:13 AM Vivian Long, Clerk

APPELLATE No. 07-17-00160-CR

LADONNA JOHNSON § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN § 7th COURT OF APPEALS v. § OF THE SEVENTH AMARILLO, TEXAS § 8/3/2017 11:13:50 AM THE STATE OF TEXAS § SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT VIVIAN LONG CLERK MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:

COMES NOW LADONNA JOHNSON, Appellant, by and through her counsel, David

Crook, and files this motion for an extension of 30 days in which to file the Appellant’s Brief. In

support of this motion, Appellant would show the Court the following:

I.

The Appellant was convicted in the 140th District Court of Lubbock County, Texas, of the

offense of Aggravated Assault-BI & DW in Cause No. 2015-406,494, styled State of Texas v.

Ladonna Johnson. The Appellant was assessed a punishment of 8 years TDCJ.

II.

The deadline for filing the appellate brief is August 28, 2017. Counsel for Appellant has

not requested any extensions prior to this request.

III.

Appellant's request for an extension is based upon the following facts: Counsel

needs to make a trip to Shreveport to visit his elderly mother. Also, Counsel has an upcoming

trial setting during the critical period.

Prayer 2

WHEREFORE, appellant prays the Court grant this motion and extend the deadline for

filing the Appellant’s brief in Appellate No. 07-17-00160-CR to Wednesday, September 27,

2017.

Respectfully submitted,

Crook & Jordan

By: /s/David Crook David Crook PO Box 94590 Lubbock, TX 79493 SBN: 05109530 Telephone: (806) 744-2082 Fax: (806) 744-2083 E-Mail: dcrook@nts-online.net Attorney for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the above-entitled and numbered motion has been served on the attorney for Appellee, by e-mail on this the 3rd day of August, 2017.

/s/David Crook__________ DAVID CROOK ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT