Ron Fuson v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00656-CR 5462309 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/29/2015 6:51:33 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK

NO. 03-14-00656-CR

Ron Fuson § INTHE FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN, TEXAS Vs. § 3rd COURT 5/29/2015 6:51:33 AM State of Texas § JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk § OF APPEALS, Austin, Texas

APPELLANT'S MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Ron Fuson Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and

moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file Appellant's Brief pursuant to

Rule 38.6 (d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows

the following:

1. On May 29,2015 this counsel filedAppellant'sMotion to Extend Time

to File Appellant's Brief.

2. This case is on appeal from the 119th Judicial District, Tom Green

County, Texas.

3. The case below was styled the State of Texas vs.Ron Fuson, and

numbered C-12-0998-SB. The Defendant was convicted of Failure to

register as a sex offender on September 12, 2014.

1 4. Appellant was sentenced to five years in the Institutional Division of the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

5. Notice of appeal was given on October 14,2014.

6. The clerk's record was filed on November 12, 2014; the reporter's record

was filed on , November 4, 2014.

8. Appellant's Brief is presently May 6, 2015. Counsel is unable to file

Appellant's Brief on or before may 6, 2015. Counsel has spent the last

several months shutting down much of his outer county practice due to

his recent divorce and obtaining 50% custody of his children in order to

be available for them, as well as continuing to run his practice. Further

counsel since the first extension was granted has had Numerous cases

not settle until just prior to trial, which required counsel to prepare for

trial, including State vs. Adrian Rodriguez Cause No. 6377 In the 119th

District court of Runnels county where in the Defendant was facing 15

to life of a Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance

charge which was set for trial in February, as well as, a custody case in

Mills county Texas, during February, that resulted in a week long Jury

trial styled," In the Interest ofM.L.W. and T.W.W. children" cause No.

2 07-02-5943. This resulted in this counsel being away from his office for

much of January and February, 2015 and out of town. Counsel spent

much of March and April catching up at his office after a busy trial

months in January and February. This Counsel, had not had adequate

time to review the clerk's record and reporter's record or to conduct an

investigation and prepare a proper briefby the present deadline. Counsel

believes that an anders brief is appropriate in this matter. Counsel

believes without additional time to prepare said brief appellant will be

denied effective assistance of counsel in this matter. Counsels failure to

file the brief timely was inadvertent and not a conscious disregard of the

courts deadlines. Counsel believes no further extensions will be

necessary.

9. Counsel therefore requests this court extend the time for filing said Brief

to 30 days from the current due date of May 6, 2015 so that counsel

may review the record in this matter and draft a brief.

10. three previous Extensions have been granted regarding this matter.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court

grant this Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such other

and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

3 Respectfully submitted, Nathan Butler Attorney at law 180 Stoneham San Angelo, Texas 76905 Tel: (325) 653-2373 Fax: (325) 617-5485

By: Is/ Nathan Butler Nathan Butler State bar No. 24006935 Attorney for Appellant Ron Fusion

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on, May 29, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above

and foregoing document was served on the following by fax to3256586831.

George McCrea 119th District Attorney 124 W. Beauregard San Angelo, Texas 76903 4 Is/Nathan Butler Nathan Butler

5 STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF Tom Green §

AFFIDAVIT

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared

Nathan Butler, who after being duly sworn stated:

"I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and entitled

cause. I have read the foregoing Appellant's Motion To Extend Time to

File Appellant's Brief and swear that all of the allegations of fact

contained therein are true and correct."

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on May 29, 2015, to certify

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