FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINALAPPEALS June 17,2015 ABELACOSTA, CLERK
CEDRIC ALLEN RICKS Appellant

THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee CAUSE NO. AP-77,040 AP-77,040 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 6/17/2015 3:30:10 PM Accepted 6/17/2015 3:35:01 PM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK

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THIRD MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF COMES NOW, CEDRIC ALLEN RICKS, Appellant, by and through his attorney, MARY B. THORNTON, and files this his Third Motion for Extension of Time to File 

### Appellant's Brief in the above styled and numbered cause requesting an additional thirty-three (33) days and in supportof his motion would showthis Honorable Courtas follows:
Appellant was reindicted for the offense of capital murder in cause number 

### 1361004Ron February 28,2014. His case was assigned to the 371stJudicial District Court in Tarrant County, Texas. Appellant pleaded not guilty before a jury on May 5, 2014. On May 7,2014, thejuryfound Appellantguilty ofthe offense as charged in the State's indictment. On May 16,2014, thejuryanswered Special Issue No. 1 "yes," and Special Issue No. 2 "no." As a result the trial court sentenced Appellant to Death as required by law.Pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure Appellant's brief was originally due to be filed in this Honorable Court on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Two motions for extension of time have been requested by Appellant and granted by this Honorable Courtfor approximately five months, rendering Appellant's 

### briefdue on Monday, April 20, 2015, and Wednesday, June 17, 2015. IV. Because of other cases, counsel for Appellant has not had sufficient time to prepare Appellant's brief in the above styled and numbered cause. In addition to counsel's appellate practice, counsel has a busy trial practice as well. Since April 20, 2015, the day of counsel's Second Motion for Extension, counsel has been in court 

### twentyweekdays. FromApril the 21stthrough April the 23rd, 2015, counsel attended
a capital murder seminar in Piano, Texas. From May 25, 2015, through June 3,2015, counsel was on vacation which had been planned for nine months. Counsel has also been preparingfortrial in cause number 1368762D presently pending in the 213thJudicial DistrictCourt in TarrantCounty, Texas styledTheState of Texas v Sherman PeterWilliams. Sherman's case was setfortrial on Monday, June 8, 2015. Sherman is indicted for the offense ofcausing serious bodily injury to a family 

### memberwith the use orexhibition of a deadlyweapon, to wit: a knife. Counsel learned
on Friday, June 5, 2015, that Sherman's case would likely not be reached. However,counsel and her investigator spent the afternoon with Sherman in an attempt to 

### negotiate a plea bargain agreement. Counsel and her investigator are still working on his case to bring this about. 

### Appellant's brief will contain at least twenty points of error. Counsel is in the 

### process of researching and writing those points of error. Counsel has had a few new appointments overthe pastsix weeks that need to be addressed. This morning when counsel entered her lawoffice, which she owns, the roofin one ofthe otheroffices was 

### leaking due to the excessive rain over the past couple of months. Counsel has spent the entire day dealing with this situation. 

### Therefore, counsel for Appellant requests this third extension of time for thirty

### three (33) days notfor purposes ofdelay butbecause it is necessary inorderto render Appellanthisconstitutionallymandatedeffectiveassistanceofcounsel pursuanttothe Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Const, and art. 1, sec. 9 ofthe Tex. Const.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully prays that this 

### Honorable Court grant his Third Motion for Extension ofTime to File Appellant's brief in the above styled and numbered cause for thirty (30) days and extend the deadline for filing Appellant's briefto Monday, July 20, 2015.Respectfully submitted,
/s/Mary B. Thornton MARY B. THORNTON Attorney for Appellant 3901 Race Street FortWorth, Texas 76111 Telephone No.: (817) 759-0400 Telecopier No.: (817) 831-3002 

### Email: marybrabson01@gmail.com State Bar #19713700

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### Ihereby certifythaton the 17thdayofJune, 2015, a true and correctcopyofthe above motion was eserved to the Hon. Debra Windsor, Chief of the Tarrant County 

### Criminal District Attorney's Office Post Conviction, Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, Fourth Floor, 401 West Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas, 76196, at COAAppellateAlerts@tarrantcounty.com.
/s/Mary B. Thornton MARY B. THORNTON