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No. __________________

IN THE 

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 

OF TEXAS 

SITTING AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 

 

ADRIAN THOMAS WALKER 

Appellant 

V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS 

Appellee 

 

On Petition for Discretionary Review from the Fifth Court of Appeals 

Sitting at Dallas, Texas 

 in Cause No. 

 05-14-00148-CR 

On appeal from 283rd Judicial District Court 

of Dallas County, Texas 

In Cause No. F12-35059-T 

 

MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME 

IN WHICH TO FILE 

PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIE 

PD-0389-15

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 4/7/2015 10:35:22 AM

Accepted 4/13/2015 2:54:22 PM

ABEL ACOSTA

CLERK
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COMES NOW Adrian Thomas Walker, Appellant, and respectfully submits 

this Motion for an Extension of Time in Which to File Petition for Discretionary 

Review in the above entitled and numbered cause. In support of this Motion, Appellant 

would show this Honorable Court the following: 

I. 

Appellant was charged by indictment with the offense of aggravated sexual 

assault of a child under the age of six. (CR: 9). The indictment was amended to 

aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. (CR: 64). Appellant pled 

guilty to the primary charge in the amended indictment. (RR2: 12-13). A jury trial was 

held regarding punishment, and the jury assessed punishment at 20 years and a $10,000 

fine. (RR4: 223). Judgment was entered by the trial court on January 30, 2014. (CR: 

70). A notice of appeal was timely filed. (CR: 73). 

II. 

Appellant’s conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on February 27, 

2015 in an unpublished opinion. Walker v. State, No. 005-14-00148-CR, 2015 Tex. 

App. LEXIS 1945 (Tex. App. – Dallas, February 27, 2015). 

III. 

The deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is March 29, 2015. 

Appellant brings this motion for an extension of time within 15 days of the last date for 
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filing Petition for Discretionary Review, i.e., by filing this motion electronically on 

April 7, 2015. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2 (c). 

IV. 

Appellant requests an extension of time for a period of sixty (60) days. No prior 

request for an extension of time has been made. 

V. 

The facts relied upon to show good cause for this requested extension are as 

follows: 

(1) The undersigned attorney filed a petition for discretionary review in cause 

number PD-1541-14 styled Leonardo Geronimo Renteria Sanchez v. State of 

Texas on December 18, 2014 pending in the Texas Court of Criminal 

Appeals, Austin, Texas. 

(2) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 05-13-01710-CR 

styled Errington Charles Hatch v. State of Texas on January 31, 2015 

pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. 

(3) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 08-14-00208-CR 

styled Danielle Lozono v. State of Texas on February 17, 2015 pending in the 

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th District Court of Appeals, El Paso, Texas. 
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(4) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 05-14-

00447/00448/00449/00450/00451-CR styled Chason Matthew Oden v. State 

of Texas on February 20, 2015 pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, 

Dallas, Texas. 

(5) The undersigned attorney filed a brief on March 4, 2015 in cause number 

05-14-00720-CR styled Raymond Edwards III v. State of Texas pending in 

the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. 

(6) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause numbers 05-14-

00331/00332/00333/00334-CR styled Neko Boykin v. State of Texas on 

March 13, 2015 pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. 

(7) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause numbers 05-14-00101-CR 

styled Natalio Juarez, Jr. v. State of Texas on March 20, 2015 pending in the 

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th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. 

(8) The undersigned attorney filed a petition for discretionary review in cause 

numbers PD-0246-15 & PD-0247-15 styled Valentin Junior Hernandez v. 

State of Texas on April 6, 2015 pending in the Texas Court of Criminal 

Appeals, Austin, Texas. 
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(9) The undersigned attorney is preparing a brief in cause numbers 05-14-

01050-CR styled Ronnie Creig Wilson v. State of Texas pending in the 5th

District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. 

VI. 

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully requests 

that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review 

for 60 days. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Nanette Hendrickson

Lynn Richardson Nanette Hendrickson 

Chief Public Defender Assistant Public Defender 

Dallas County, Texas State Bar No. 24081423 

 Frank Crowley Courts Building 

 133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB-2 

 Dallas, Texas 75207-4399 

 nanette.hendrickson 

@dallascounty.org 

 (214) 653-3582 (phone)

 (214) 653-3539 (fax) 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing brief was served on the Dallas 

County Criminal District Attorney’s Office (Appellate Section), 133 N. Industrial 

Blvd., LB-19, 10th Floor, Dallas, Texas, 75207, by hand delivery and electronic 

service to Lori Ordiway at DCDAAppeals@dallascounty.org on April 7, 2015. 

 /s/ Nanette Hendrickson 

 Nanette Hendrickson