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NO. 03-14-00734-CR

In The Third Court of Appeals 

Austin, Texas 

BRUCE WAYNE HARKEY 

Appellant 

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, 

Appellee 

Cause no. CR5731

On Appeal from the 33rd Judicial District Court of San Saba County, 

San Saba, Texas 

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT=S 

BRIEF 

TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS: 

Appellant, Bruce Wayne Harkey, pursuant to Rule 10.5 of the 

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, by and through his attorney of 

record, requests an extension of time to file appellant’s brief, and in 

support thereof would show the court the following: 

1__ The reporter’s record was filed on December 1, 2014. 

The clerk’s record was filed on November 17, 2014. 

ACCEPTED

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THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

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4/14/2015 2:56:48 PM

JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERK

 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 4/14/2015 2:56:48 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk
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2__ Under the court’s briefing schedule, the appellant’s brief is 

currently due on March 6, 2015. 

3__ The Court Reporter’s Record exceeds ten (10) volumes of 

testimony and the trial before the jury was approximately one 

and one-half week in duration. More than 100 exhibits were 

admitted.

4__ The undersigned attorney has an extensive trial practice, 

both civil and criminal. Further, the undersigned counsel has 

numerous and regular court appearances consisting of 

motions to revoke and suppression hearings. Likewise, the 

undersigned is preparing for several jury trials which are 

subject to being tried within the following thirty (30) days.

5__ In order to prepare a brief that will be of assistance to the 

Court, the undersigned seeks a 30-day extension of time to 

file its appellant’s brief, so that the brief will be due on May 

15, 2015. 

6__ This is the third request for an extension of time to file 

Appellant’s brief. This extension is not sought solely for 

delay, but is necessary so that justice can be done.
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For these reasons, Appellant respectfully requests that the 

Court grant this motion to extend the time for filing 

Appellant’s brief and allow that brief to be filed on or before

May 15, 2015. Appellant also requests any other relief to 

which it may be entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Richard D. Davis

RICHARD D. DAVIS

111 E. Jackson Street

PO Box 398

Burnet, Texas 78611

(512)756-5117

(512) 756-0164 Fax

State Bar No. 05537100

Email:

rdd@austin.twcbc.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion 

for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief has been hand 

delivered, or sent by U.S. mail, certified return receipt requested, or 

transmitted by telephonic transfer to the counsel for the State, Gary 

W. Bunyard, of the Office of the District Attorney of Llano County, 

P.O. Box 725, Llano, Texas 78643; on this the _13th_ day of April,

2015.

/s/ Richard D. Davis

RICHARD D. DAVIS
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned by his signature below certifies that the District

Attorney’s Office of the 33rd/424th Judicial District has been contacted 

and that this motion is not opposed by Appellee.

/s/ Richard D. Davis

Richard D. Davis