Wright, Jeffrey Dock

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 7, 2015
• Docket: PD-1007-15
• Status: Published

Opinion

PD-1007-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 8/4/2015 2:39:29 PM Accepted 8/7/2015 9:29:31 AM ABEL ACOSTA JEFFREY DOCK WRIGHT § IN THE COURT OF CLERK § VS. § CRIMINAL APPEALS § THE STATE OF TEXAS § AUSTIN, TEXAS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S PRO SE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this

Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's pro se Petition for Discretionary

Review, pursuant to Rule 68.2 and 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,

and for good cause shows the following:

1. This case is on appeal from the 241st Judicial District Court of Smith County,

Texas.

2. The case below was styled State v. Jeffrey Dock Wright and numbered 241-

1880-13.

3. Appellant was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of ten (10) years confinement in the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division.

5. The opinion was issued by the Court of Appeals on July 8, 2015.

6. The Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review is due on August 7, 2015.

7. Appellant requests an extension of time due to the following facts and

circumstances. On the date of the opinion, according to the Texas Department

of Criminal Justice website, Mr. Wright was in custody at the Hutchins Unit.

In compliance with Tex. R. App. P. 48.4 Counsel mailed the copy of the opinion

and judgment as well as information regarding his right to file a pro se Petition

for Discretionary Review to that address. Apparently while this letter was in

transit, Mr. Wright was brought back to the Smith County Jail on a bench warrant for non-payment of child support. However, on July 16, 2015, Cousnel

received the return receipt from the Hutchins Unit where the letter had been

accepted, and he notified the Court of Appeals that Rule 48.4 had been complied

with in all respects. On August 4, 2015, the unopened letter containing the

opinion and judgment of the Court of Appeals was returned to counsel with the

notation that Mr. Wright was now in the custody of the Smith County Jail.

Counsel has mailed another copy of the opinion and letter in compliance with

Rule 48.4 to Mr. Wright at the Smith County Jail.

12. Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion to Extend Time to File

Appellant’s Pro Se Petition for Discretionary Review for a period of sixty (60)

days, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

_/s/ James Huggler__________________ James Huggler 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 805 Tyler, Texas 75702 903-593-2400 903-593-3830 fax Jhugglerlaw@sbcglobal.net

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on August 4, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above and

foregoing document was served on Michael West, Smith County District Attorney's

Office, 100 North Broadway, Tyler, Texas 75702, by regular mail, fax, hand delivery,

or electronic filing.

_/s/ James Huggler________________ James Huggler