Sherrick Washington v. State

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 20, 2017
• Docket: 14-17-00595-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 14-17-00595-CR FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/20/2017 5:44 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO. 14-17-00595-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/20/2017 5:44:35 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE * * * Clerk

Sherrick Washington Appellant

v.

The State of Texas Appellee

* * *

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On Appeal in Cause No. 1540170 from the 208th District Court, Harris County, Texas _______________________________________________________________

APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

NOW COMES, Sherrick Washington, Appellant in the above cause, by and

through counsel on appeal, Robert Morrow, and files this Appellant’s Motion for

Extension of Time Within Which to File Brief. In support of this motion,

Appellant would respectfully show the Court as follows: I.

On June 28, 2017, Appellant was convicted of capital murder. Pursuant to

Texas Penal Code Sec. 12.31, he was sentenced to Life Without Parole in the

Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

II.

Appellant’s brief is due December 19, 2017 and this is the third request for

an extension of time in this case.

III.

Counsel respectfully requests an extension of time until Friday, January 19,

2018.

IV.

Counsel had been preparing for two capital trials in Montgomery County:

State of Texas v. Fred Lee, Cause No. 15-05-04575-CR and State of Texas v.

Russell Ketchum Cause No. 15-01-00191-CR as well U.S. v. Christopher Emory

Cramer and Ricky Allen Fackrell, Criminal Action No. 1:16-CR-26, a federal

death penalty case in the Eastern District of Texas.

This motion is made not for purposes of delay, but only so that Appellant

may receive the effective assistance of counsel to which he is entitled, by means of

a thorough and professional examination of the extensive record and a concise

2 presentation of points of error to this Court.

Prayer

FOR THESE REASONS, the Appellant respectfully prays that this

Honorable Court extend the time for filing the brief until Friday, January 19, 2018.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Robert Morrow Robert Morrow Texas State Bar No. 14542600 24Waterway Ave. Suite 660 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Phone: (281) 379-6901 Fax: (832) 813-0321 ramorrow15@gmail.com

Attorney for Appellant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on December 20, 2017 a true and correct copy of the

foregoing document, as required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, was

served using the electronic filing manager, upon the Harris County District

Attorney’s Office.

/s/ Robert Morrow Robert Morrow