CAUSE NO. 06- 14
- 00225
- CR CAUSE NO. 06- 14
- 00226
- CR CAUSE NO. 06- 14
- 00227
- CR THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE S IXT H JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT TEXARKANA

_ ______________________________________________________________ ELIZABETH MENDOZA , APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE.

________________________________________________________________ CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT N O. 6 DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS CAUSE NO. F12
- 61870
- X, F13
- 34344
- X, F13
- 40734 -X

__________________________________________________________________ APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF

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BRUCE ANTON State Bar No . 01274700 S ORRELS U DASHEN & A NTON 2311 Cedar Springs Road Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75201 214/468
- 8100 214/468
- 8104 - fax ba@sualaw.com Attorney for Appellant

1 ACCEPTED 06-14-00225-CR SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 4/13/2015 3:11:29 PM DEBBIE AUTREY

CLERKCOMES NOW, Elizabeth Mendoza , Appellant herein, and moves this court to issue an extension of time to file Appellant’s Brief , and support thereof would show the court as follows:
I. Appellant’s Brief is due on A pril 10 , 2015 . Attorney for the Appellant requests an additional 3 days, until A pril 13 , 201 5 , to file the brief.
II. The number and style of the case in the District Court is F12

- 61870

- X, F13

- 34344

- X, F13

- 40734

- X , State of Texas v. E lizabeth Mendoza

. III. In cause number F 13

- 34344

- X , A ppellant was convicted of attempted possession of controlled substance

. The A ppellant plead t rue to motion to adjudic ate

. Appellant was sentenced before the judge to o ne year confinement

. In cause number F 1 3

- 40734

- X , A ppellant was convicted of u nauthorized use of a motor vehicle

. The A ppellant plead t rue to motion to adjudic ate . Appellant was sentenced before the judge to t en months confinement

. In cause number F 12

- 61870

- X , A ppellant was convicted of a ggravated assault with a deadly weapon

. The A ppellant plead t rue to motion to adjudic ate . Appellant

was sentenced before the judge to six years confinement

.

2IV. The reason for this request is that during the last few weeks counsel has been preparing a petition for discretionary review in D etra Phillips Webster v. The State of Texas , case no. PD

- 0263

- 15 in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, preparing an Appellant’s Brief on Direct Appeal in J ose Alfaro v. The State of Texas , case no. 05

- 14

- 01245

- CR in the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, and also preparing an App ellant ’ s Brief on Direct Appeal in C hristopher Barber v. State of Texas , case no. 0 5

- 14

- 00602

- CR in the Fifth Court of Appeals

. V. For the reasons set out above, counsel for E lizabeth Mendoza will, in reasonable likelihood, be unable to submit the briefing requested by this court. Counsel is asking fo r an extension of time of 3 days, or until approximately A pril 13 , 2015, to file the brief

. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant requests this court to grant an extension of time to file his Appellant’s B rief until A pril 13 , 2015

.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, /s/ Bruce Anton

_ BRUCE ANTON State Bar No. 01274700 S ORRELS U DASHEN & A NTON 2311 Cedar Springs, Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75201

3(214) 468

- 8100 (214) 468

- 8104

- fax ba@sualaw.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above entitled motion for extension of time to file brief was delivered via e mail to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, dcdaappeals@dallascounty.org on April 13 , 2015

.

/s/ Bruce Anton

_ BRUCE ANTON

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