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CHRISTOPHER ARTHUR KURTZ § IN THE THIRD

vs. § DISTRICT COURT OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS § APPEALS OF TEXAS

STATE’S FOURTH & FINAL MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE

BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes the State of Texas, Appellee in the above-styled and -numbered

cause, and moves for an extension of time of 28 days to file Appellee’s brief, and

for good cause would show the following:

I.

Appellant was indicted for Aggravated Kidnapping, Evading Arrest with a

Vehicle and two counts of Tampering with Physical Evidence on July 2, 2014. All

four counts were enhanced to habitual status. The jury convicted Appellant of

Aggravated Kidnapping, Evading Arrest with a Vehicle and one of the Tampering

counts. The jury assessed punishment at 70 years confinement for the Aggravated

Kidnapping, 75 years for Evading Arrest, and 30 years for Tampering, to be served

concurrently.

A ppellant’s brief was originally due with the Court on or about April 23

,

2015

. After this Court granted Appellant’s motion for extension , Appellant filed a ACCEPTED

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JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK2

brief on June 5 , 2015 related to the Aggravated Kidnapping count

. Counsel for

Appellant subsequently filed an Anders brief related to the Evading Arrest and

Tampering convictions on June 9, 2015. The State’s brief is currently due on

O c t o b e r 9 , 2015

. Appellant’s pro se brief was due on July 24, 2015.

II.

Clayten Hearrell

– the attorney for the State at trial

– is handling this case on

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r e v i e w v i d e o e v i d e n c e s u b m i t t e d a t t r i a l

, a n d h e has not yet been able to complete

the Stat e’s brief in the ins tant cause

. I n light of the foregoing, the State respectfully

requests an extension of 2 8 days to file its brief. This is the f o u r t h a n d f

i n a l

extension sought by Appellee.3 I II

.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State’s counsel

respect fully prays for an extension of 2 8 days, until N o v e m b e r 6

, 201 5 , so that an

adequate response may be made to Appellant’s brief. This extension is not

requested for purposes of delay but so that justice may be done.

R espectfully submitted,

/ s/ Joshua D. Presley

Joshua D. Presley

Assistant District Attorney

SBN: 24088254

preslj @co.comal.tx.us

150 N. Seguin Avenue, Suite 307

New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Phone: (830) 221

- 1300

Fax: (830) 608

- 20084 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Joshua D. Presley

, Assistant D istrict A ttorney for the State of Texas,

Appellee, hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this State’s F o u r t h & F i n a l

Motion to Extend Time to File Brief has been delivered t o Appellant

CHRISTOPHER ARUTHER KURTZ ’s attorney in this matter :

John G. Jasuta

lawyer1@johnjasuta.com

1801 East 51 st St.

Austin, TX 78723

Attorney for Appellant on Appeal

By electronically sending it to the above

- listed email address through

efile.txcourts.gov, this 9 th day of O c t o b e r

, 2015.

/s/ Joshua D. Presley

Joshua D. Presley