Tyrone Negale Jenkins, #1959126 William P.Clements Unit 9601 Spur 591 Amarillo, Texas 79107-9606

Mr.Abel Acosta, Clerk Texas Court of Criminal Appeals P.O. BOX 12308, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 

# DEC28205 

# *l*lAcosta,Clerk

December 21, 2015 

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# COURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALS

RE: TYRONE NEGALE JENKINS -VS- THE STATE OF TEXAS AbelAcOSta Cierk SECOND COURT OF APPEALS CAUSE NUMBER:02-14-0242-CR DENTON COUNTY CAUSE NUMBER:F-2012-0484-B
"Motion For An Extension Of Time To File Petition For Discretionary Review1

Dear Honorable Clerk of the Court, 

### Enclosed please find the original of my pro se 'Motion For An Extension of Time To File Petition For Discretionary Review' 

### submitted this 21 day of December, 2015, to be filed among the papers of the above-styled and numbered cause. Please file the aforementioned enclosed among the papers of 

### the above-stated cause and bring same to the Court's attention 

### at your next available moment. I "Thank You" in advance for 

### your kind professional time and assistance in the processing of 

### this 'motion'. Sincerely/RespectfullySubmitted, 

## Tyr^na^legaleSBegikinsvlPetit TDCJ-CID#1959126 William P.Clements Unit 9601 Spur 591 Amarillo, Texas 79107-9606 CCrFileCAUSE NO.

TYRONE NEGALE JENKINS, Petitionar,

-VSTHE STATE OF TEXAS, Respondent. IN THE TEXAS COURT OF

CRIMINAL APPEALS

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: 

### COMES NOW,.TYRONE NEGALE JENKINS, Petitioner, and files this, his 'Motion for Extension ofTime to File Petition for DiscretionaryReview} requesting 

### a sixty-(60)-dayextension inwhichto file hisPetitionforDiscretionary Review. In supportthereof, Petitionerwill showthis Honorable Courtof Criminal Appeals the following:
I. 

### The Petitioner was convicted in the 158th District Court of 

### Denton County, Texas for the offense Capital Murder under Cause Number:F-2012-0484-B, Styled: The State of Texas -VS- Tyrone 

## Negale Jenkins. Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals, Second Supreme Judicial District. The case was affirmed on November 25, 2015.
II. 

## The present deadline for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review is December 25, 2015. Petitioner HAS NOT REQUESTED ANY EXTENSION PRIOR TO THIS REQUEST.

-1-III. Petitioner's request for an extension is based upon the foll owing facts: Petitioner was informed of the decision of the Court of Appeals on December 9th, 2015, of the Court of Appeals affir ming his conviction and sentence. Since that time Petitioner has been attempting to gain legal representation in this matter. His attorney on direct appeal has informed him that he will not rep resent him on the Petition for Discretionary Review. WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays this Court will grant this 'Motion for an Extension of Time and extend the deadline for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review in Cause Number:02-14-0242-CR to January 25th, 2015. Respectfully Submitted on this 21 day of .December, 2Q15. 

### Tyrone'Negale Jenkins, Petitioi TDCJ-CID#1959126 William P.Clements Unit 9601 Spur 591 Amarillo, Texas 79107-9606 loner

UNSWORN DECLARATION I, TYRONE NEGALE JENKINS, TDCJ-CID#1959126, being presently incarceratedat the William P.Clements Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal JusticeCorrectional Institutions Division located in Potter County, Amarillo, Texas, verify and declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Executed on this 21 day of 

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### TyroneNegaleJenkins,^Petitioner TDCJ-CID#1959126 William P.Clements Unit 9601 Spur 591 Amarillo, Texas 79107-9606
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, TYRONE NEGALEJENKINS, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of 

### the above and foregoing 'Motion For AnExtension Of Time To FilePetition For 

### DiscretionaryReview' hasbeen served on:the Office of theDenton CountyDis trict Attorney at: 1450 E.McKinney, Denton, Texas 76202 byplacing same in the 

## UnitedStatesMail, first classpostageprepaidonthis 2^dayof I^cemb^eit 2015. TyroneNegaleJenkihs, Petitioner TDCJ-CID#1959126 -2-