Luis Terraza Duran v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED 05-15-00171-CR FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 7/17/2015 11:59:49 AM LISA MATZ CLERK

In the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS Luis Terraza Duran, § 7/17/2015 11:59:49 AM Appellant § LISA MATZ v. § No. 05-15-00171-CRClerk § The State of Texas, Appellee §

State’s First Motion for Extension of Time to File its Brief

The State respectfully requests this extension for good cause and not for delay:

(a) Appellant filed his brief in this cause on June 16, 2015.

(b) The State’s brief was due July 16, 2015.

(c) The State has not previously requested an extension in this cause.

(d) The State requests a 30-day extension to file its brief by August 15, 2015.

(e) Good cause exists for the extension due to undersigned counsel’s other work, including reviewing briefs for other attorneys, appearing in court on behalf of the appellate chief in his absence, and preparing the State’s brief in Arbanas v. State, Nos. 05-14-01376-CR & 05-14- 01377-CR, due in this Court July 18, 2015.

(f) The case has not yet been set for submission.

(g) The case below was styled State v. Luis Terraza Duran, Cause No. 366-82853-2011 in the 366th District Court of Collin County.

WHEREFORE, the State respectfully requests that the Court grant an extension

of time to file the State’s brief on or before August 15, 2015. Respectfully submitted,

Greg Willis Criminal District Attorney Collin County, Texas

John R. Rolater, Jr. Chief of the Appellate Division Collin County D.A.’s Office

/s/ Emily Johnson-Liu Asst. Criminal District Attorney 2100 Bloomdale Rd., Suite 200 McKinney, Texas 75071 State Bar No. 24032600 ejohnson-liu@co.collin.tx.us (972) 548-4331 FAX (214) 491-4860

Certificate of Service

The State has e-served this extension motion on opposing counsel, the

Honorable Marc J. Fratter, through the eFileTexas.gov filing system today, July

17, 2015.

/s/ Emily Johnson-Liu Asst. Criminal District Attorney