Williams, Alfred James

Opinion

PD-0482-15

PD-0482-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 4/30/2015 2:37:36 PM Accepted 5/1/2015 11:16:18 AM ABEL ACOSTA

NO. _____________________ CLERK

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

ALFRED JAMES WILLIAMS,

Appellant,

May 1, 2015 v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

On Appeal from the 350th District Court of Taylor County, Texas

Cause No. 10,254 (Hon. Thomas M. Wheeler)

and

NO. 11-12-00335-CR

from the

THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT EASTLAND, TEXAS

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

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

The Eastland Court of Appeals affirmed Appellant’s conviction on March 31, 2015. The Petition for Discretionary Review in this cause was due on April 30, 2015. Prior to the instant Petition for Discretionary Review being due, Appellant’s counsel was busy with several matters, a sample of which includes answering written discovery in Cause No. 10,313-D, Heather Thames v. Anita Brady, in the Honorable 350th District Court of Taylor County, Texas, answering

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written discovery in Cause No. 22,614, Elvin Hogue, et al v. CCI Ventures, Inc., in the Honorable County Court at Law No. 1 of Taylor County, Texas, and attending an out-of-town mediation in Cause No. 2013-58,235; Judith Dunbar v. Starcon International, Inc., in the Honorable 80th District Court of Harris County, Texas. Counsel was also mustering and presenting alibi evidence and secured a dismissal by the State of charges in Cause No. 11,528-D, State of Texas v. Jason Pierce, in the Honorable 350th District Court of Taylor County Texas. Further, counsel was resolving a discovery dispute in Cause No. 48,432‐A, Rowdy Lord v. Texas Midwest Emergency Physicians, in the Honorable 42nd District Court of Taylor County, Texas.

Therefore, counsel has been unable to complete the Petition for Discretionary Review.

Counsel prays for a twenty-nine (29) day extension, which would make the Petition for Discretionary Review due on May 29, 2015. (30 days would be a Saturday). This is the first extension request for filing Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review.

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays this Court enters an order extending the deadline for filing his Petition for Discretionary Review for thirty (30) days.

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Respectfully Submitted,

/s/Rick Dunbar________________ FREDERICK DUNBAR

GALBREATH LAW FIRM

rick@galbreathlawfirm.com Texas Bar No. 24025336

4542 Loop 322

Suite 102

Abilene, Texas 79602

Telephone: 325/437.7000

Facsimile: 325/437.7007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 30th day of April, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing was forwarded all counsel of record in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law.

/s/Rick Dunbar________________ Rick Dunbar

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

According to the word count of the undersigned’s word processor, this document has 433 words. This document in therefore compliant.

/s/Rick Dunbar________________ Rick Dunbar