1 No. ____________________ (Court of Appeals No. 02-14-00313-CR

_________________ IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS

__________________ ROBERT O’BRYAN, Petitioner , v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Respondent ,

___________________ ON PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

___________________ FROM THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

____________________ ARISING IN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NUMBER ONE DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS (Trial Court No. CR-2013-08057-A)

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

____________________ TO THE HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE AND ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS: PD-0834-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 7/3/2015 4:03:20 PM Accepted 7/7/2015 2:36:03 PM

ABEL ACOSTA CLERK2 COMES NOW Robert O’Bryan, Appe llant and Petitioner in the above captioned and numbered appeal, and, pursu ant to Rules 9, 10 and 68.2(c) of the Texas Rules of Appella te Procedure, files this First Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Discretionary Review , and in this connection would respectfully show unto the Court as follows:
I. The judgment of the Second Court of Appeals from which review will be sought in the Court of Criminal Appeals was rendered on May 28, 2015. The Appellant’s petition for discretionary review was therefore due to be filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday, June 29, 2015. Tex.R.App.P. 68.2(a). The present moti on for an extension of time to file Appellant’s petition for discreti onary review, as tendered and contemporaneously submitted to the Court, is therefore timely. Tex.R.App.P. 68.2(c).
II. Due to the unexpected and sudde n necessity of undersigned Counsel being required to relocate his law office, which occurred during the time otherwise available for the filing of Appellant’s petition in this case; along with counsel’s other intervening ob ligations in pending criminal cases; Appellant’s Counsel was not able to complete and timely file Appellant’s3 petition for discretionary review in this case within thirty (30) days, on or before June 29, 2015.
III. The Appellant therefore moves the Court of Criminal Appeals to extend the time for filing Appellant’s petiti on for discretionary review in this case, and to permit the filing of same as tendered herewith, and attached as an Exhibit to this motion. The A ppellant, who was placed on community supervision as the result of his negotiated plea in this case, is not confined, and remains at liberty on bond.
PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDER ED, the Appellant prays this First Motion for an Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Petition for Discretionary Review will be granted. Respectfully submitted, /s/Richard Gladden Richard Gladden Texas Bar No. 07991330 1200 West University, Suite 100 Denton, Texas 76201 940/ 323-9307 (voice) 940/539-0093 (fax) richscot1@hotmail.com (email) Attorney for Petitioner4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true a nd correct copy of the foregoing motion was served by hand delivery on the Atto rneys of Record for the State of Texas, Denton County Criminal District Attorney Paul Johnson , at his office located at 1450 East McKinne y, Denton, Texa s 76201, on this 6 th day of July, 2015; by U.S. mail on the State Prosecuting Attorney, Lisa C. McMinn , directed to her office mailing address, to wit: P.O. Box 13046, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711, on this 6 th day of July, 2015; and on both of the foregoing counsel, on the same date, using the electronic filing system operated by TexFile ; all in accordance with Rules 9.5 and 68.11 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. /s/Richard Gladden Richard Gladden