### NO.Ol-15-00297-CR PRENTIS RAY VENZANT, APPELLANT IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 

# v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE FIRST SUPREME DISTRICT HOUSTON, TEXAS MOTION FOREXTENSION OF TIME TO FH.E STATE'S RESPONSE BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: JUDICIAL

Now comesJack Roady, Criminal District Attorney ofGalveston County, Texas, pursuant to Rule 10.5

### (b), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and moves for an extension of time in 

### which to file the State's Brief and would respectfully show the Court ofAppeals as follows: 1. 

### The appellant was convicted ofUnauthorized Use ofa Vehicle, and was sentenced on 3/27/2015. The trial case was styled as 

### State 

### ofTexas v. Prentis 

### Roy Venzant, in 

### the 212'h Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas, Cause No. 14-CR
2810. Appellant filed timely Notice ofAppeal. The Appellant's briefwas filed with this Court on 11/30/2015. 2. The present due date for filing the State's briefis 12/30/2015. 3. This is the State's first motion for extension oftime to file its brief. 4. The State requests an extension to file its briefon orbefore 2/29/2016. 5. The State requests this extension not for delay but because during the last thirty 

### days, the undersigned attorney for the State: 1 ACCEPTED 01-15-00297-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/30/2015 12:22:38 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK• Completed a State's Response Brief 

### in 

### Robert Rollins v . State, 01-14- 00769-CRon 11/16/2015. • Completed a Petition for Discretionary Review 

### in 

### Eric Greer v. State, 01-14-00033-CR, on 11/19/2015. • Completed a State's Response Brief 

### in 

### GaryJames Cox v. State, Nos. 01-15-00220-CR, 01-15-00221-CR, 01-15-00222-CR on 12/14/2015. • Filed answers, responses, agreed orders, and appeared in court for hearings or other docket matters on numerous expunctions and nondisclosures, and misidentification expunctions. 6. The State must also complete its response briefto 

### Brian DamellJohnson II. 

### Stale, 01-15-00101-CR, due onDecember 30,2015. 7. The State must also complete its response briefto 

### BrandonMarlo Millerv. State, 14-15-00293-CR, due onJanuary 19,2016. 8. The State must also complete its response briefto 

### Gregory Charles Hurst v. State, 14-15-00539-CR, due onFebruary 1, 2016. 9. The State must also complete its response briefto 

### AltinPinkney v. State, 14-15- 00428-CR, due on February 12, 2016. 10.The State must also complete its response brief to 

### Michael Grimm v. State, 14- 15-00284-CR, due on February 16,2016. WHEREFORE, PREiYIISES CONSIDERED, the State respectfully requests that this Court of Appeals extend the time to file the State's brief until February 29, 2016.

2Respectfully submitted, JACK ROADY C ALDISTRICTATTORNEY G ON COUNTY TEXAS
riminal District Attorney Street, Suite 1001 Galveston County, Texas 77551 Tel.(409)766-2355, fax (409)766-2290 State Bar Number: 24062850 allison.lindblade@co.ga!vcston.rx.us 

### CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE The undersigned Attorney for the State c .fies this briefis computer generated, and consists of345 words.



### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned attorney for the State certifies that a copy ofthe above motion was emailedl eFiledtoTadNelson,Attorney for Appellant, at tad@thcnclsonfum.com on December 30, 2015.

3 l!sil;.e!fitQllfuinal District Attorney Galveston County, Texas

### AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF GALVESTON Before me, the undersigned authority, on December 30, 2015, appeared Allison Lindblade, who by me duly sworn did depose and state on oath the following: "I, Allison Lindblade, Attorney for the State of Texas, have read the Motion for Extension ofTime to File the State's Brief, and swear that the information contained**th.<;re~s** true and correct."

DBLADE s t Criminal DistrictAttorney Galveston County, Texas
SWORN TO AND SUBSCIUBED before me on December 30, 2015.

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