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COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 6/12/2015 3:11:52 PM

Accepted 6/12/2015 3:36:05 PM

ABEL ACOSTA

CLERK

F A T I MA R A H M AN § I N T HE

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ST A T E O F T E X AS § A U S TI N

, T E X AS

M O T IO N T O E XT E N D TI ME T O F IL E

P E T ITIO N FO R DI S C R E T IO N A R Y R E V I EW

T O T HE H O N O R A B L E J U DG ES O F S A I D C O U R T :

Now comes Fat i ma Rahman, Ap p el l ant in the abo v e styled and numbered cause,

and moves this Co u rt to grant an extension of time to fi l e a petition for disc r etion a ry

r e v i e w

, p urs u ant to Rule 68

. 2( C) and 10

. 5(b) of the Tex a s Rules of Ap p e l l at e

Proce d ure, and for good cause s hows the fol l owin g :

1. This case is on appeal fr o m t h e 1 14 t h District Court of Smith County,

Tex a s.

2. T h e case in the trial cou r t was styled the State of Tex a s v

. Fat i m a

Rahma n , and num b ered 114

- 1 5 41

- 1 0.

3. T h e c ase appealed to the Twe l fth Court of Ap p ea l s in Ty l er, Tex a s a n d

assigned number 12

- 1 4

- 0 0 22 5

- CR. The C o u rt of Ap p ea l s issued an

opinion on May 1 3

, 2 0 15.

4. Ap p el l ant was convicted of Driv i ng Whi l e Intox i cated and was assessed

a sen t en ce of five years in the Tex a s Department of Criminal Justice

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Institut i onal Di v ision.

5. The petit i on for dis c retionary rev i ew i s p r esently due by June 12, 2 0 15.

Counsel requests a n extension of sixty days due to the num b er of briefs

cu r rently due with deadlines, and the num b e r o f appell a te matters

completed since the opinion w a s issued.

6. Ap p el l ant requests an extension of time due to t h e follo w ing facts and

circum s tances.Counsel has submitted the follo w ing briefs and other post

- conviction

matters w i thin the l ast th i rty days:

A. P ropo s ed Findin g s of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Ex p a rt e

D e l b e t r i c H o d g e writ num b er 24 1

- 14 7 9

- 1 3 A on May 2 5, 2 01 5 ;

B. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in R o g e r W h i tene r v

. S t a t e o f T e xa s, cause no.

12

- 1 5

- 0 0 00 6

- CR on May 2 9 , 2 0 15;

C. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in La r r y M a p l e s v

. S tat e o f T e xa s, cause no. 12

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14

- 0 03 3 7

- CR on June 1, 2 0 15; and

D. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in C h r i s t o p h e r T hu r m a n v

. S tat e o f T exa s, cause

no. 1 2

- 15

- 0 0 00 7

- CR on June 10, 2 0 15.

Counsel has appeared in numerous hearings in state and fede r al cou r t over the

l a st thirty da y s, including hearings i n the Eastern District of Te x as - Ty l er Div i sion,

and hearings i n Smith and Van Zandt Counties.

7. Last l y, Appell a nt’s Cou n sel has the fo l low i ng br i efs pe n ding:

A. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in R i c k y H a r r i s v

. S ta t e o f T e xa s, c ause n o. 12

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15

- 0 01 0 4

- CR on June 2 2 , 2 0 15;

B. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in C h r i s t o p h e r M c L emo r e v

. St at e o f T e xa s,

cause no. 1 2

- 15

- 0 0 09 1

- CR on June 17, 2 0 15;

C. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in C h a r l i e M o t e s v

. S tat e o f T ex a s, cause no. 12

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15

- 0 01 1 1

- CR on June 2 3 , 2 0 15;

D. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in A r r o n M cLa r e y v

. S tat e o f T e x a s, cause no.

12

- 1 5

- 0 0 08 4

- CR d ue June 2 9, 2 01 5 ;

E. Ap p el l ant’s Brief i n H a r o l d B a ss v

. S ta t e o f T e xa s, cause no. 12

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15

- 0 00 7 1

- CR upon the com p let i on of the Reporte r ’s Re c ord;

F. Ap p el l ant’s Brief i n B r i tt an y M i c h e ll e B a r r e t t v

. S tat e o f T e xa s,

cause nos. 12

- 1 5

- 0 0 14 5

- CR, 12

- 1 5

- 0 0 14 6

- CR, and 12

- 1 5

- 0 0 14 7

- CR

upon com p let i on of the Clerk’s Record and Reporte r ’s Re c ord;G. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in J oh n T

. C o n g l e t o n v

. S t at e o f T e xa s, cause no.

12

- 1 5

- 0 0 12 4

- CR upon the completion of t he Clerk’s Reco r d and

Repo r ter’s Recor d ;

H. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in D o n a l d P o w e l l v

. S tat e o f Te x a s, cause no. 12

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14

- 0 03 5 5

- CR when reset by the Court; a nd

I. Ap p el l ant’s Brief in O s c a r P e r k i n s v

. S t at e o f T e xa s, cause no. 12

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15

- 0 00 0 1

- CR when reset by the Court.

8. Defendant is i n custo d y a t the Ha l bert Un i t in Burnet, Texas.

W H E R E FO R E

, P R E M I S ES C O N S ID E R E D

, Ap p el l ant prays that this Court

grant th i s Motion To Ex t end Time t o F i le the Pet i tion for D i sc r etion a ry Review, and

for s u ch other and fu r ther relief as the Court m a y deem approp r i a te.

Res p ectfully sub m itted,

Law Office of Ja m es W. Hugg l er, Jr.

100 E. Ferguson, Su i te 8 0 5

Ty l er, Tex a s 75 7 02

Tel: (90 3 ) 59 3

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Fa x : (9 0 3) 5 9 3

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By : /s/ J ames Hugg l er

Ja m es W. Hugg l er, Jr.

State B a r No. 0 07 9 54 3 7

Attorney for Fati m a Rahm a n

C E R T IFI C A T E O F S E R V I CE

This is to certify that on June 12, 20 1 5, a true and cor r ect copy of the abo v e and

foregoing doc u ment was served on Mike West, Assist a n t Smith County District

Attorney, 100 North Broadway Ave., Fou r th Floor, Smith C ounty Co u rthouse, Ty l er,

Tex a s, 7 5 70 2 , by electronic service.

/s/ J ames Hugg l er

Ja m es W. Hugg l er, Jr.