No. 01-14-00748-CR

In the 

Court of Appeals 

For the 

First Judicial District of Texas 

At Houston 

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No. 1315689 

In the 183rd District Court of

Harris County, Texas 

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JAMES LEE SKINNER

Appellant 

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appellee

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STATE’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

IN WHICH TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF 

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS:

 COMES NOW THE STATE OF TEXAS, in accordance with Rules 10.1(a) 

and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and files this motion for 

extension of time in which to file the State’s brief in this case, and, in support thereof, 

presents the following: 

ACCEPTED

01-14-00748-CR

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

4/17/2015 9:30:15 AM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/17/2015 9:30:15 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk
1. In the 183rd District Court of Harris County, Texas, in State v. James Lee 

Skinner, Cause Numbers 1315689, appellant was charged with possession of 

methamphetamine, between 4 and 400 grams, with intent to deliver.

2. The court sentenced appellant to 10 years deferred adjudication. 

3. The State’s brief is due on April 17, 2015.

5. An extension of time in which to file the State’s brief is requested until May 18, 

2015.

6. No previous extension has been requested by the State.

7. The facts relied upon to explain the need for this extension are:

a) The undersigned attorney was assigned this case on April 13, 2015.

b) The undersigned attorney recently finished writing the State’s briefs in the 

following case:

(1) Cause Number 14-14-00473-CR, Jimmy Earl Van-Cleave, Appellant v. The 

State of Texas, Appellee, which involves three points of error and three

volumes of the reporter’s record and that was filed on April 3, 2015; 

(2) and Cause Number 14-14-00910-CR, Ex parte Erik Montes de Oca-Orozco, 

which involved two points of error and one volume of the reporter’s 

record and that was filed on April 15, 2015.

c) The undersigned attorney was also recently preparing for oral argument in 

Cause Number 01-13-00931-CR, Melissa Dromgoole, Appellant v. The State of 

Texas, Appellee, that was held on April 8, 2015.
d) The undersigned attorney is also currently engaged in the preparation of the 

State’s Brief in the following appellate cause numbers:

(1) Cause Number 14-14-00874-CR, Charles Roberts, Appellant v. The State of 

Texas, Appellee, which involves three points of error and seven volumes 

of the reporter’s record; and

(2) Cause Number 01-14-00900-CR, Felicity Burris, Appellant v. The State of 

Texas, Appellee, which involves one points of error and one volume of 

the reporter’s record.

WHEREFORE, the State prays that this Court will grant an extension of time until 

May 18, 2015 in which to file the State’s brief in this case.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Carly Dessauer

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CARLY DESSAUER

Assistant District Attorney

Harris County, Texas

1201 Franklin, Suite 600

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 755-5826

State Bar No. 24069083

 dessauer_carly@dao.hctx.net
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument will be served to 

appellant’s attorney on April 17, 2015 through TexFile:

Norman J. Silverman

Attorney at Law

917 Franklin, 4th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

lawyernorm@msn.com

/s/ Carly Dessauer

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CARLY DESSAUER

Assistant District Attorney

Harris County, Texas

1201 Franklin, Suite 600

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 755-5826

State Bar No. 24069083

dessauer_carly@dao.hctx.net

curry_alan@dao.hctx.net

Date: April 17, 2015