Reginald Reece v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED

06-14-00192-CR

SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS

TEXARKANA, TEXAS

3/13/2015 10:36:30 AM

DEBBIE AUTREY

CLERK

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

Sixth Appellate District

State of Texas FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS

TEXARKANA, TEXAS

REGINALD REECE, 3/13/2015 10:36:30 AM Appellant DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk

v. NO. 06-14-00192-CR Trial Court #11F0746-202

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

MOTION FOR EXTENSION

OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

COMES NOW Reginald Reece, Appellant, by and through his below named Attorney and pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, hereby requests an extension of the time period for the filing of the Appellant’s Brief and in support of same would show the Court as follows:

I.

A. This case is pending from the 20nd Judicial District Court of Bowie County, Texas. The date of the Judgment is October 12, 2014, with sentence being imposed by the trial court on October 12, 2014.

B. The case was styled, “State of Texas v. Reginald Reece, Cause No. 11 F 0746 202.

C. Appellant was convicted of the offense of Theft of less than $1500.00,

With Prior Convictions.

D. Punishment was assessed by the jury to 20 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

E. The Appellant’s Brief is due to be filed March 16, 2015. F. Appellant requests an extension of the filing of Appellant’s Brief Forty-

Five (45) days, making the Appellant’s Brief due on April 30, 2015.

G. Appellant’s attorney has been diligent in researching and preparing the Appellant’s brief for the Court however, due to counsel’s preparation in a capital murder criminal jury trial styled the State of Arkansas v. Tim Howard, in the Circuit Court of Little River County, Arkansas, counsel has had insufficient time to complete Appellant’s brief.

H. There have been no previous requests for extensions in this cause. I. Counsel for Appellant has contacted the Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Bowie County, Texas, who is assigned to this matter and she has no objection to the request of the Appellant.

II.

Appellant’s attorney has been diligent in pursuing this appeal and is not seeking this extension for the purpose of delay.

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PRAYER

WHEREFORE, on the basis of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Appellant’s attorney respectfully requests this Court to grant the Motion for Extension of Time for the filing of Appellant’s Brief.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Alwin A. Smith

Alwin A. Smith

TBN: 18532200

al@alwinsmith.com

602 Pine Street

Texarkana, Texas 75501

903/792-1608

903/792-0899 Fax

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief has been forwarded to Michael Shepherd, 601 Main Street, Texarkana, Texas, on this the _13th_ day of March 2015.

/s/Aliwn A. Smith

Alwin A. Smith