District Clerk Texas Court of Criminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 

# \n. April 1 I, 2D15



### RE: Request forExtended Time to File Petition forDiscretionary Review

Dear Clerk: 

### Please find enclosed a motion requesting this Court to grant a;.(6D) day extension of time to file my Petition for Discretionary Review. Please forward this to the appropriate persons. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at the address listed below. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Respectfully,

'JohnnyMuldrow - Petitioner Pro Se Representation TDC3 #1934318 Mark Id. Stiles Unit 3D6D FM 3514 Beaumont, TX 777D5 

## FILED IN COURT OFCRIMINALAPPEALS 

## APR242015
AbelAcosta,Clerk



# RECEIVEDIN COURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALS APR242015
AbelAcosta,ClerkIN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 

### Muldrow, Johnny § (•Petitioner) § § § Cause No, § THE STATE OF TEXAS § 

### (Respondent) §

PETITIONER'S FIRST REQUEST FOR EXTENDED TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AND REQUEST TO SUSPEND T.R.A.P. RULE 9.3(b)
TO THE HONORABLE OUSTICE(S) OF SAID COURT: COMES NOld, 30HNNY MULDROld, Petitioner, pToceeding pro se and indigent in the above styled and numbered cause, and respectfully asks this Court to extend the filing deadline date for an additional (60) days, thus allowing Petitioner to prepare and present a meaningful Petition for Discretionary Review. In addition, Petitioner requests that due to his INDIGENT status, that T.R.A.P. Rule 9.3(b) be suspended pursuant to T.R.A.P. Rule 2, allowing Petitioner to file ONLY the original Petition for Discretionary Review 

### instead of the required (11) copies, as required by Rule 9.3(b)(1). In support thereof, Petitioner would show the Court the following: 1 . Petitioner was advised by his court-appointed appellate attorney in a letter dated (in error) July 16, 2015 though postmarked February 17, 2015, that Petitioner's conviction was affirmed in Appellate Case No. 06-1^-00103-CR; however, appellate counsel neglected to state when the Court ruled on 

### this case reaching this decision. (See Exhibits A andB). 2. Petitioner had never been contacted previously by his appellate counsel, and it was only after inquiring to his court-appointed trial counsel that he learned who his appellate counsel was and said counsel's contact information. (See Exhibit C)- Petitioner then requested copies of the following documents upon learning of the Court's ruling:

a. Appellate Brief b. State's Response Brief


### c. Reply Brief (if submitted) d. Court's Ruling and Opinion


### e. Petition for Discretionary Review (if submitted)

### This letter was mailed toappellate counsel onMarch 15, 2015 (See Exhibit D). 3. Petitioner received a copy of the Appellate Brief that appellate counsel submitted to the Court on March 2k, 2015; however, there was no accompanying letter and the postmark was blocked out, so Petitioner has no way to tell


### as tothe date that the Appellate Brief was mailed tohim. (See Exhibit E). k. Appellate counsel so far has failed to provide copies of the State's Response Brief as well as the Court's ruling and opinion, in violation of T.R.A.P.
Rule kQ.k. 

### 5. Petitioner submits that he has only just learned of the results of his 

### direct appeal, and has thus attempted toacquire knowledge ofwhen this decision was ruled bythe Court, and thus respectfully requests that the 

### time period for filing his Petition for Discretionary Review begin on the date hereceived acopy ofhis Appellate Brief, March 2k, 2015, which was indirect response to his request for a copy of the Court's ruling sent 

### tohis appellate cousel. Thus, the beginning forthis motion to extend the time for filing his Petition forDiscretionary Review wouldbegin on April 2k, 2015 and end June 23, 2015. 

### 6. Petitioner must assume that his appellate counsel did not file a Petition 

### forDiscretionary Review previously onPetitioner's behalf, due tocounsel's refusal to provide a copy. 

### 7. Petitioner was indigent during trial as well as during his appellate proceedings and continues to be indigent. 8. Petitioner submits that he does NOT have the legal skills capable to handle this proceeding and requires assistance from a fellow inmate due to the complexity of the issues involved with the case. 9. Petitioner is NOT requesting additional time to file his PDR to harass Respondent nor delay proceedings, but for the sole purpose of preparing and presenting a meaningful Petition for Discretionary Review. UHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner asks this Court to grant this motion, extending the filing deadline date for his PDR for an additional 

### (60) days, from April 2k, 2015, or anyadditional time this Court deems appropriate. ADDITIONALLY, Petitioner asks that, due to indigent status, T.R.A.P. Rule 9.3(b) be suspended pursuant to T.R.A.P. Rule 2, allowing Petitioner to file ONLY the original and (2) copies of his PDR in this Court.