NO. 08-20-00179-CR

IN THE 

COURT OF APPEALS 

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

EDUARDO SANCHEZ APPELLANT 

v. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE 

STATE’S FIRST MOTION 

FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE THE STATE’S BRIEF

TO THE COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS: 

 COMES NOW, the State of Texas in the above styled and numbered cause, 

pursuant to Rule 10.5(b) and Rule 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate 

Procedure, and requests an extension of time in which to file the State’s Brief, and 

would show the Court as follows: 

 1. Appellant was convicted of murder in the 243rd Judicial District Court of 

El Paso County, Texas, in a case styled, The State of Texas v. Eduardo Sanchez, 

cause number 970D11378. 

2. The State’s Brief is currently due to be filed on March 24, 2021. 

 3. This extension is requested for 30 days until April 23, 2021. 

 4. No prior motions for an extension of time to file the State’s Brief have been 

previously requested by the State and granted by this Court. 

08-20-00179-CR

ACCEPTED

08-20-00179-CR

EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS

EL PASO, TEXAS

3/17/2021 9:25 AM

ELIZABETH G. FLORES

CLERK

 FILED IN 8th COURT OF APPEALS EL PASO, TEXAS 3/17/2021 9:25:17 AM ELIZABETH G. FLORES Clerk
5. The undersigned attorney for the State has been unable to complete the 

State’s Brief in a timely manner during the briefing period and requests this 

extension due to the following factors:

(a) Since the filing of Appellant’s Brief, the undersigned completed and filed in this 

Court the State’s Brief in the following case:

Eddie Estep v. The State of Texas, Cause Number 08-19-00280-CR (23 issues).

(b) The undersigned is also responsible for preparing and filing in this Court the 

State’s Brief in the following cases:

Rudy Abarca v. The State of Texas, Cause Number 08-19-00038-CR, due 

March 23, 2021 (response to motion for rehearing).
PRAYER

WHEREFORE, the State prays that its extension request will be granted until 

April 23, 2021.

Respectfully submitted, 

YVONNE ROSALES

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

34th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

/s/ Justin M. Stevens 

JUSTIN M. STEVENS

ASST. DISTRICT ATTORNEY

EL PASO COUNTY COURTHOUSE

500 E. SAN ANTONIO

EL PASO, TEXAS 79901

(915) 546-2059 ext. 3310

FAX (915) 533-5520

E-MAIL: jstevens@epcounty.com

SBN 24100511

ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned does hereby certify that a copy of the above motion was sent 

via the E-file system on March 17, 2021, to Appellant’s attorney, Todd Morten, at 

tmorten@epcounty.com.

/s/ Justin M. Stevens 

JUSTIN M. STEVENS
Automated Certificate of eService

This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system.

The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system

on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing

certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a

certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Justin Stevens

Bar No. 24100511

jstevens@epcounty.com

Envelope ID: 51550312

Status as of 3/17/2021 9:44 AM MST

Associated Case Party: EDUARDOSANCHEZ

Name

Todd Morten

BarNumber Email

tmorten@epcounty.com

TimestampSubmitted

3/17/2021 9:25:17 AM

Status

SENT

Case Contacts

Name

DISTRICT ATTORNEYAPPEALS

BarNumber Email

daappeals@epcounty.com

TimestampSubmitted

3/17/2021 9:25:17 AM

Status

SENT