NO.

SCOTTY MURL CASSELMAN IN THE COURT OF

V* CRIMINAL APPEALS

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COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS C0URT 0F CRIMINAL APPEALS

APR 13 2015 PRO SE MOTION FOR EXTENTION OF TIME TO FILE Mjp qq jMti

PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Abel Acosta, Clerk Abe| Acosta C|erk

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW the appellant / Petitioner in the above styled and numbered

cause and respectfully moves this Honorable Court to extend the time for :' ; :

filing the Appellants Petition for Discretionary Review in this cause and in -•

support thereof would show the Court the following:

1) The style and number of this case in the Eleventh Court of Appeals,

Eastland, Texas is: Scotty Murl Casselman v. The State of Texas, Case No.

11-12-oo268-CR.

2) The style and number of this case in the trial court is: The State

of Texas v. Scotty Murl Casselman, Cause No. 8983 from the 132nd Judicial .:

District Court of Scurry County, Texas.

3) The Petitioner was convicted of the felony offense of Possession

of Controlled Substance, less than a gram in a drug free zone.

4) Judgment was entered on February 7, 2006, and punishment was

assessed at 40 years confinement with no fine.

5) The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction on February 5, 2015,

and Motion For Rehearing was denied on March 25, 2015.

6) The deadline for filing the Petition For Discretionart Review in •-.

this Cause is April 24, 2015.

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7) An extention of time for a period of 60 days is requested, that

would make the due date June 23, 2015.

8) No prior request for an extention of time has been made.

9) The facts relied upon to show good cause for the requested

extention are, as follows: The Petitioner was represented by court appointed

counsel during the appeal of this case to the Court of Appeals. After the

conviction was affirmed, the trial courts.; appointed counsel refused to file

a Petition for Discretionary Review. Therefore additional time is needed for

the Petitioner to either prepare and file the Petition pro se or to seek legal

assistance in filing the Petition.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Petitioner respectfully request ':"''•-

that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the PetitionoFor Discretionary

Review in this Cause to June 23, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

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Petitioner

Scotty Murl Casselman

1211 West County Road 138, Lot #6

Midland, TX 79706

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The Petitioner hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the

foregoing Motion has been mailed to the Office of the Criminal District

Attorney for Scurry County, Eenjamin Smith, 1806 25th Street, Suite 302,

Snyder, TX 79549, and mailed via U.S. mail to the Office of the State

Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 12405, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711, on

the 3 / day of M<gPcL ,2015.

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Scotty Mtefl Casselman

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Scotty Murl Casselman

1211 West County Road 138, Lot # 6

Midland, TX 79706

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

C/0 Louise Pearson, Clerk

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Scotty Murl Casselman

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Benjamin Smith,

District Attorney's Office

1806 25th St., Ste. 302

Snyder, TX 79549

State Prosecuting Attorney

P.O. Box 12405, Capitol Station

Austin, TX 78711

Capitol Station ^%^i/¥

Austin, Texas 78711-2308 APR q

RE: Appellate Case No. 11-12-00268-CR 11th Court of fljtfm&ls Trial Court Case No. 8983 132nd District *00%Q

Scotty Murl Casselman v. The State of Texas '

Honorable Louise Pearson, Clerk,

Please find enclosed the PetitionerIs Motion For Extention of Time to

File Petition For Discretionary Review. Please file the instrument and bring i

it to the attention of the Court at earliest convenience. Thank you for your

service in this matter.

Sincerely,
JIM R.WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE

MIKE WILLSON JUSTICE

JOHN M. BAILEY JUSTICE

Scotty Murl Casselman

#1353071

c/o Coots Family

3609 FM 715

Midland, TX 79706

Court of Appeals

Eleventh District of Texas

100 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 300

P.O. BOX 271

EASTLAND, TEXAS 76448

March 26, 2015

SHERRY WILLIAMSON

CLERK

TELE: 254/629-2638

FAX: 254/629-2191

sherry.vvilliamson@txcourts.gov

www.txcourts.gov/11 thcoa

Dana Cooley

1806 25th Street, Suite 302

Snyder, TX 79549

* DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL *

RE: Appellate Case Number: 11-12-00268-CR

Trial Court Case Number: 8983-A

Style: Scotty Murl Casselman

v. The State of Texas

The Court has this day GRANTED IN PART Appellant's pro se motion requesting

suspension of appellate rules in the above cause.

The Courthas also this day'DENIEDAppellant's pro se motion forrehearing.

If either party wishes to file a Petition for Discretionary Review, please note:

1) Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 68.3(a), the petition and all copies ofthe petition must be

filed with the Clerk ofthe Court of Criminal Appeals; and

2) Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 68.4(i), a copy ofthis Court's opinion must be attached.to

each copy of the Petition for Discretionary Review.

Respectfully yours,

Sherry Williamson, Clerk

cc: Reed A. Filley (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Ernie Armstrong, Judge (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)
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