Markle, Lesle

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 18, 2015
• Docket: PD-0287-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0287-15 PD-0287-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 3/16/2015 10:01:30 AM March 18, 2015 Accepted 3/18/2015 3:06:24 PM TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS ABEL ACOSTA CLERK

No. 01-13-01028-CR

LESLE MARKLE Appeal from Cause Number 1865367 From the County Criminal Court No. 12 Harris County vs.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

APPELLANT’S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PDR

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW, LESLE MARKLE, and files this Motion to Extend Time to File PDR, and in support thereof, would respectfully show the Court the following:

I. The First Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment in an opinion styled Markle v. State, 01-13-01028-CR, 2015 WL 505194 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 5, 2015, no. pet. h.). No other motions for extension have been filed.

II. In compliance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 68.2(c), this motion for extension is timely filed within 15 days of the original deadline for the PDR, which was March 9, 2015. Appellant requests this extension due to the fact that counsel for Appellant has been engaged in work in the Harris County Public Defender’s Office on many cases, including the following:

 Lenin Lopez, 01-13-01079-CR, reversed and set for retrial in cause #1403196  Vincent William, #1420283  Darryle Robertson, 14-15-00132-CR  Rodney Robins, 01-14-00582-CR  Craig Beal, 01-12-00896-CR  Abner Washington, 01-14-00885-CR  Forest Penton, 14-14-00406-CR  Leonard Storemski, 14-14-00920-CR  Counsel has been researching and writing for several trial cases assigned to the Public Defender’s Office Trial Division.

III. Appellee’s attorney requests an extension of 30 days, which is necessary so that the PDR can be thoroughly written and timely filed. This motion is not made for the purpose of delay.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellee prays that this Honorable Court grants this requested extension of time to file the PDR in the above cause and extend the time for filing to April 16, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

ALEXANDER BUNIN Chief Public Defender Harris County, Texas

/s/ Sarah V. Wood SARAH V. WOOD Assistant Public Defender Harris County, Texas Texas Bar Number 24048898 1201 Franklin, 13th Floor Houston Texas 77002 713.368.0016 (phone) 713.368.9278 (fax) Sarah.Wood@pdo.hctx.net CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

By my signature below, I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Appellant’s Motion to Extend Time to File PDR has been served via the efile service on the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

/s/ Sarah V. Wood

Sarah V. Wood