IN THE TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS 

IN TYLER, TEXAS 

TRENT MUMPHREY ' 

Appellant 

V. ' CASE NO. 12-14-00176-CR

TRIAL COURT NO. 114-0005-13 

THE STATE OF TEXAS 

Appellee '

FOURTH MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO FILE APPELLANT=S BRIEF 

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: 

NOW COMES, TRENT MUMPHREY , the Appellant herein, and moves the Court for 

an extension of time to file Appellant=s Brief in this cause, pursuant to Rules 38.6 and 10.5 (b) of 

the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and in support thereof would show the Court as follows: 

I.

The Appellant in this cause was convicted in the 114th District Court, Smith County, 

Texas in cause number 114-0005-13 for the offense of Aggravated Robbery. On April 4, 2014, 

punishment was assessed at life in TDCJ. 

II. 

The Reporter=s record was filed on December 2, 2014. The Appellant=s Brief is due on or 

about March 25, 2015. 

III. 

The Appellant hereby requests a fourth extension of time to file Appellant=s Brief. 

The undersigned counsel has been unable to devote sufficient time to the review of the 

record, research and preparation of Appellant=s Brief for the following good and sufficient 

reasons: 

ACCEPTED

12-14-00176-CR

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TYLER, TEXAS

3/24/2015 2:20:16 PM

CATHY LUSK

CLERK

 FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 3/24/2015 2:20:16 PM CATHY S. LUSK Clerk
On March 5, 2015, this counsel had surgery, performed by Dr. Dennis Poe, M.D., of the Harvard 

Medical School, at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a division of Massachusetts 

General Hospital and a part of the Harvard Medical School hospital system. As noted in 

documentation previously submitted to this Court, the reason for traveling to Boston for this 

procedure to be performed amounts to Dr. Poe being the doctor who recently originated the 

procedure, and, to date, only a very few other doctors anywhere attempt even a version of it. 

While the surgery so far appears to be proving successful, this cannot be ascertained with any 

certainty until approximately four weeks out. In addition to the Eustachian-tuboplasty, however, 

Dr. Poe encountered pre-existing damage, and infection, in both ears, resulting from the longterm condition the surgery seeks to correct. Dr. Poe performed some remedial work to alleviate 

this, but has indicated that more surgery will be required. When and what this surgery may be 

depends in great part on the outlook after a few more weeks have passed, regarding the results of 

the procedure performed on March 5. The follow-up appointment is set for April 5, 2015. A 

summary, by Dr. Poe, of these procedures is attached.

In addition, this counsel notes that the record of the instant case is voluminous, with the 

Reporter’s Record encompassing fifteen volumes. This counsel played no role in the trial of the 

case, and had no knowledge of the case at all prior to being retained for the appellate phase of the 

litigation. Therefore a very careful review of the entire record becomes critical. 

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the undersigned counsel, on behalf of 

Appellant, respectfully prays that this Honorable Court extend the time for filing Appellant=s 

Brief for an additional thirty (30) days, to April 24, 2015. 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
__/s/ Clement Dunn_______

Attorney for Appellant

140 E. Tyler Street, Suite 240

Longview, TX 75601

(903) 753-7071 Fax (903) 753-8783

State Bar # 06249300
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

As Attorney of Record for Defendant, I do hereby Certify that a true and correct copy of 

the above and foregoing document was this date provided to the Attorney for the State.

Date: 3-24-14

__/s/ Clement Dunn_______

Attorney for Appellant
IN THE TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

IN TYLER, TEXAS

TRENT MUMPHREY '

Appellant

VI. ' CASE NO. 12-14-00176-CR

TRIAL COURT NO. 114-0005-13

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appellee '

ORDER

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the _____ day of __________________, 2015, came

on to be considered the above and foregoing Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to File 

Appellant=s Brief. After consideration of the same, it is the opinion of the Court that Appellant=s 

Motion be:

( ) GRANTED, and the present cause is hereby extended until _________________, 

2015.

( ) DENIED, to which ruling the Appellant excepts.

( ) SET FOR HEARING ON THE _____ day of __________________, 2015, at 

_____ o=clock_____.

SIGNED:

_____________________________

JUDGE PRESIDING