Marcus Ray Bortle v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 20, 2015
• Docket: 01-14-00978-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-14-00978-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/20/2015 1:24:29 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 01-14-00978-CR

FILED IN MARCUS BORTLE X 1st OF IN THE COURT COURT OF APPEALS APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS X 2/20/2015 1:24:29 PM X CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE VS. X FOR THE STATE OFClerk TEXAS X X THE STATE OF TEXAS X 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

MOTION FOR SECOND EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

COMES NOW, MARCUS BORTLE, Appellant, and moves for an extension

of thirty (30) days in which to file the Appellant’s brief, until and including March 23,

2015, and would further show as follows:

A. The deadline for filing the brief in this cause was February 19, 2015.

B. A request is hereby made for an extension of time to file the Appellant’s

Brief, until and including March 23, 2015.

C. The undersigned attorney, Bob Wicoff, has been unusually busy with other

matters which have kept him from completing the brief by the current deadline,

including, but not limited to, the following:

FEANYICHI UVUKANSI VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS; NO. 01-14-00527- CR (capital murder); Appellant’s Brief due February 6, 2014

GRISELDA AZA VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS; NOS. 14-14-00241-CR and 14-14-00242-CR; Appellant’s Brief due January 16, 2015;

NORMA SANCHEZ VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS; NO. 14-14-00780-CR; Appellant’s Brief due January 28, 2015. Additionally, the undersigned serves on the Texas Forensic Science

Commission Hair Microscopy Panel, as part of a team reviewing hundreds of cases

involving possible errors in expert testimony.

D. One previous extensions has been granted.

Respectfully submitted,

ALEXANDER BUNIN Chief Public Defender Harris County Texas

/s/ Bob Wicoff__________ BOB WICOFF 1201 Franklin, Thirteenth Floor Houston Texas 77002 (713) 274-6781 TBA No. 21422700 Bob.wicoff@pdo.hctx.net

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A true copy of this motion has been served electronically on the Harris County

District Attorney’s Office Appellate Division on February 20, 2015.

/s/_Bob Wicoff_________ BOB WICOFF