Smith, Alphonso

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 21, 2015
• Docket: PD-0896-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0896-15 No. : IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN,TEXAS

ALPHONSO SMITH RECEIVED IN V. C°URT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS STATE OF TEXAS JUL 15 m

FROM APPEAL No.:01-14-00727 Abe! Acosta, Clerk TRIAL COURT )URT No.:239 JUDICIAL I DISTRICT

BRAZORIA COUNTY,TEXAS

FILED IN FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 0URT 0F CRIMINAL APPEALS TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW. JjJL 2 1 20lJ

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAlA&el Acosta, Clerk COMES NOW,ALPHONSO SMITH,PETITIONER, and files this Motion for ^0 days in which to file a petition for Discretionary Re view.In support of this Motion,Appellant shows the Court the fol lowing: 1 th The Petitioner was convicted in •the 239 District Court of Brazoria County,Texas, of the offense of Evading Arrest with a ve hicle in Cause No.;71088,styled State of Texas vs. Alphonso Smith. The Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals for the first District of Texas.The case was affirmed on July 2,2015. II The present deadline for filing the Petitioner for Discretio nary Review is August 1,2015. The Petitioner has not requested any extension prior to this request.

Ill Petitioner's request is based upon the following facts: Petitioner was not informed of the decision of the Court of Appeals in affirming his case until July 7,2015. His attorney John J. Davis has informed Petitioner that he was not appointed to represent him on the petition for Discretionary Review.

IV At law library,Petitioner is only allowed to (3) three case law a day per visit on intra-loan or shepardize,in some instances the case law can not be obtained which hinders Petitioner's research. Petitioner has a very limited knowledge of the lav;.

WHEREFORE,Petitioner prays this Court GRANTS this Motion and extend the deadline for filing the petition for Discretionary Review in Case No.: 01-14-00727 to Qp

Respectfully submitted:

Alphonso Smith, Pro Se Petitioner, Estelle Unit (T.D.C.J.-C.I.D.) 264 FM 3478 Huntsville, Texas 77320

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I,certify that a true and correct copy of the above foregoing First Motion for Extension of Time to File a Petition for Discretio nary Review.has been forward by U.S. mail,postage prepaid to attorney for State Trey D. Picard at 111 E Locust,Suite #408 A, Angleton,Texas 77515 and to State prosecuting attorneys P.0 Box 12405,Austin,Texas 78711 on this /&t7t day of TcjCuA 2015

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