Sinclair, Thomas Henry

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 1, 2015
• Docket: PD-0374-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0374-15 PD-0374-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 4/1/2015 10:51:45 AM April 1, 2015 Accepted 4/1/2015 5:12:16 PM NO. ___________________ ABEL ACOSTA CLERK

THOMAS HENRY SINCLAIR § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS § v. § STATE OF TEXAS § THE STATE OF TEXAS § AUSTIN, TEXAS

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

NOW COMES, the Appellant, THOMAS HENRY SINCLAIR, and moves for an extension

of time to file the Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review in this case, and in support thereof

would show the following:

I.

a. This case arises out of the 13th Judicial District Court of Navarro County, Texas under Cause No. 33805-CR, styled State of Texas v. Thomas Henry Sinclair. It is also pending in the Waco Court of Appeals under case number 10-11-00424-CR.

b. Appellant was convicted of Assault and sentenced to one year in prison and a $4,000.00 fine. The judgment date was October 25, 2011. On March 5, 2015, the Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction.

c. The deadline for filing the Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review is April 6, 2015.

d. Appellant requests an extension until May 6, 2015, to file the Petition for Discretionary Review.

e. The reason for this request is that during the last few weeks counsel has been working on the following:

1. Reply Brief in Ricardo Beltran v. State of Texas, No. PD-1076-14, in the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin.

Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review - Page 1 2. Brief in Robert William Cornwell v. State of Texas, No. PD-1501-14, in the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin.

3. Brief in Adolph Junior Menjivar v. State of Texas, No. 05-14-01028-CR, in the Dallas Court of Appeals.

4. Brief in Lisa Ann Trevino a/k/a Lisa Ann Diaz v. State of Texas, No. 05-15- 00043-CV, in the Dallas Court of Appeals.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully prays that this Motion

be granted.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Brett Ordiway BRETT ORDIWAY Bar Card No. 24079086

SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON 2311 Cedar Springs Road Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75201 214-468-8100 214-468-8104 fax

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief was mailed to Navarro County District Attorney’s Office, 300 W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 203, Corsicana, Texas 75110, and to the State Prosecuting Attorney, P. O. Box 12405, Austin, Texas 78711, on this the 1st day of April, 2015.

/s/ Brett Ordiway BRETT ORDIWAY

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