Tumlinson, Charles Edward

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 4, 2015
• Docket: PD-0121-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-0121-15 PD-0121-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 2/2/2015 12:00:00 AM Accepted 2/4/2015 10:32:25 AM ABEL ACOSTA NO. CLERK

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

CHARLES EDWARD TUMLINSON,

Appellant,

February 4, 2015 v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

From the First Court of Appeals No. 01-14-00238-CR

Appealed from the 149th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 50946 Honorable Terri Holder, Judge Presiding

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

COMES Appellant, CHARLES EDWARD TUMLINSON, by and through

retained counsel, and in support of this motion would show as follows: I.

On December 18, 2014, the First Court of Appeals rendered its Judgment

affirming Appellant’s conviction and sentence in Case Number 01-14-00238-CR

(Trial Court Cause No. 50946).

Appellant did not file a Motion for Rehearing or a Motion for En Banc

Reconsideraton.

II.

Appellant’s Petition for a Discretionary Review (“PDR”) was due on or before

January 17, 2015.

III.

Undersigned counsel was retained on January 30, 2015, to research, draft,

perfect and file Appellant’s PDR in this case.

IV.

Because the undersigned was retained only two (2) days ago, and because of

his rigorous court schedule, which includes two (2) trial settings on February 3, 2015,

in the 434th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, and two (2) trial settings on

February 9, 2015, in the 300th District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, Appellant is

seeking a fifteen (15) day extension of time, to and including February 17, 2015, in

which to file his PDR.

2 V.

This is Appellant’s first motion for an extension of time to file his PDR.

WHEREFORE, Appellant prays that this motion be, in all things granted and

that this Court grant a fifteen (15) day extension of time to file his PDR, to and

including February 17, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

LAW OFFICES OF D. CRAIG HUGHES

/s/ D. CRAIG HUGHES D. CRAIG HUGHES SBOT: 10211025 7322 Southwest Freeway, Suite 1100 Houston, Texas 77074 Tel - (713) 535-0683 Fax - (713) 981-3805 E-Mail: dcraighughes@msn.com Attorney for Appellant Charles Edward Tumlinson

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 1, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Appellant’s First Motion for Extension of Time To File a Petition for Discretionary Review was electronically filed and served on the Brazoria County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

/s/ D. CRAIG HUGHES D. CRAIG HUGHES