NO. 11-13-00096-CR

STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE § VS. § ELEVENTH COURT § VICTOR WHITE § OF APPEALS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Now comes Victor White, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file a petition for discretionary review, pursuant to Rule 68.2(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 1. This case was appealed to the 11 th Court of Criminal Appeals.
2. The date of the 11 th Court of Criminal Appeals’ judgment was March 26,
2015. 3. The case below was styled 11-13-00096-CR; Victor White v. The State
of Texas. 4. There were no motions for rehearing or en banc reconsideration filed with the court of appeals. 5. The deadline for filing a petition for discretionary review was April 27,
2015. 8. Appellant requests an extension of time of 30 days from the present date, i.e. May 27, 2015. 9. No prior extension to file a petition for discretionary review has been PD-0571-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 5/8/2015 2:59:39 PM Accepted 5/12/2015 1:27:14 PM

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