Layton, Thomas Grady

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 26, 2015
• Docket: PD-0786-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0786-15 APP-No. 05-13-01510-CR

(trial cause No. 366-82182-2010)

THOMAS GRADY LAYTON, § IN THE COURT OF FILED IN cc APPELLANT § CRIMINAL APPEAL COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS § AUSTIN/TEXAS JUN 26 2015 THE STATE OF TEXAS, § APPELLEE APPEAL FROM Abel Acosta, Clerk § COLLIN COUNTY

FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME IN WHICH TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Now comes/Thomas Grady Layton,appellant,pro se,in the above

style and cause number to present his First Motion for Extension

of Time in. which to file his Petition for Descretionary Review(PDR).

He request that the extension be for 60 days.Appellants request

for extenstion of time is not for purposes of delay/but that he

may fairly have enought time to properly prepare his PDR.In

support of his motion he shows the following.

A) Appellant is incarcerated at the Michael Unit,in Tennessee Colony,Texas .

B) Appellant's direct appeall was affirmed on \Jmu&l)& %0l>^)~i causing his PDR to be filed by J^jyjDg 2.0 IS" • 7 C) Appellant is trying to gain counsel for his PDR.

D) Appellant is unskilled in the law.

RECEIVED IN GOURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS JUN 26 2015

FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION 0? TIME PPGE lvof 2 Accordingly,Layton need additional time to gain counsel or

file a pro se appeal.This is Layton's first request for an

extension of time in this case.Lay.to assures the Court that this

request is not designed to harass the Appellee,not to unnecessarily

delay these proceedings,but to ensure that Layton has sufficient

time to file a proper PDR.For the foregoing reasons,Layton

respectfully moves this Court for an extension,up to and inclusing

5^.9^X01^ /to file a PDR.

Thomas Grady Layton TDCJ # 1890625 Appellant pro se

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing

instrument has been served by placing same in the prison mail

system,postage prepaid,to:

Collin County District Attorney's Office 2100 Bloomdalle Road,Suite 20004 McKinney,Texas 75071

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