NO. O1-14-01020-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

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NO. 991804 IN THE 185 th DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

----------------------------------------------------------------- SIMMIE JAMES COLSON III, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

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MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLANT

----------------------------------------------------------------- Morris L. Overstreet Winston E. Cochran, Jr. Attorney at Law Attorney at Law Texas Bar No. 00000046 Texas Bar No. 04457300 P.O. Box 35 P.O. Box 2945 Prairie View, TX 77446 League City, TX 77574 Tel. (512) 844-8357 Tel. (713) 228-2064 morrisoverstreet@yahoo.com winstoncochran@comcast.net Attorneys for Appellant ACCEPTED 01-14-01020-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 3/12/2015 4:18:33 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERKTO THE HONOR ABLE C OURT O F APPE ALS:

COMES NOW the appe llant, Simmie James Colson III (hereinafter “C olson”), through the un

dersi gned

counsel , and res

pectf ull y requests that this Court exte nd the time for fili ng the appell ant’s bri ef for

sixty days, unt

il May 11, 2015. I

n support of this motion, the ap pellant submits the follow ing. 1. Colsonwas con victe d of T heft and place d under co mmunitysupervi sion in Cause Number 991804 in the 185 th District Co urt of Harris Co unty. The State f il ed

a moti on t o revoke probation. After a hearing, the judge of the co urt found that the allegations of th

e motion were tr

ue and asse ssed punishmen t at confi nemen t for seven months in the State Jail Division of the Texas Depart ment o f Cri

min al Justice,plus a fine o f $60 0. C olso n gav e time ly not ice o f app eal. 2. Co lson ’s b rief in this cau se is due on M arch 12, 2015. Colson re quests

an exte nsio n of tim e to file his brie f for s ixty d ays , unt il May 11, 2015. This i s the fi rst req ues t for a n exte nsion of time to file C olso n’s brief. 3. The reasons f

or the requ

ested extensi

on of ti me is as f

ollows: A. Due to the pr

ess of ot her bu sines s, the ap

pell ant’s attor

neys have not

had sufficient tim e to fi le a br ief in t his ca use. Si nce th e fi li

ng of the r eporte r’s record, attor ney Overstre et has be en involved in several oth er matters w ith little or no flexibility i

n scheduling, including: (1) Davina Moore v. State of Texas – application for a stay of manda te in the2 Twelfth Co urt of Appea ls in order to provide tim e to seek rev

iew in the United Sta tes Supre me Court; (2) State v. Meisha Robinson – felon y trial case for

possession of a c ontro ll ed substanc e in Liberty County; a nd (3) State v. Cecilia Beaudion – mul ti- defendant f

elony tri al case for E ngaging in Organized C riminal Activity in Houston County. B. Attor

ney Win ston E. Coch

ran, Jr . has joine d in Colson’s represen tation at the appel

late l evel. Since

the f il ing of th e report er’s record, attor

ney Cochr

an has been involv ed in seve ral other matters with little or no flexibility in scheduling, including: (1) State of Texas v. Prentis Venzant – jury t rial in th e 212 th District Court of Galvesto n County; (2) State of Texas v. Dar cie Spillers – pretrial heari ng in the 405 th Distr

ict Court of G alveston C ounty; and (3) Ex parte Mario Gomez – as sistin g othe r co unse l with p rep ara tion o f a postconviction

writ application filed in the 232 nd Dis trict Co urt o f Har ris County. C. Both of Co lson’s atto rneys have seve ral matters sc heduled ove r the next month, incl

uding trial work. Completing a b rief by mid-April would be difficult, and3

it is likel y that a second ext

ension woul d have t

o be reques ted. Accor

ding ly, Colson’s attor neys bel ieve a sixt y-day exten sion r

equest at thi s tim e is more real

isti c. 4. This m

otion is not fi led f or pur poses of de lay bu

t in order t hat ju stice may be done. CONCLUSION Where fore the appell

ant re quests t

hat th e tim e for f il ing the appel

lant ’s bri ef

in this cau se be extended to May 11, 2015. Respectful

ly subm itted, /s/ Morris L. Over street Morris L . Overst

reet Attor ney at Law Texas Bar No. 00000046 P.O. Box 35 Prairi e View, TX 77446 Tel. (512)

844-8357 morri soverstreet

@yahoo.com /s/ Winston

E. Cochran, Jr

. Winston E. C ochran, Jr. Attor ney at Law Texas Bar No. 04457300 P.O. Box 2945 League Cit

y, TX 77574 Tel. (713)

228-0264 winst oncochr an@comcast .net Attorneys for A ppellant4 CERTIFICA TE OF SERVI CE I certify that a copy of th is moti on is bei ng served on

counsel f

or the appel

lee, by mail or person

al delivery, at the follow ing address on the 12 th day of March, 2015: Harri s County

Distr ict At torne y’s Off ice Appellat e Divisi on 1201 Frankl

in, Su ite 600 Houston, TX 77002 /s/ Winston E. C ochran, Jr. Winston E. C ochran, Jr.