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 FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO 

FH.E STATE'S RESPONSE BRIEF 

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: 

JUDICIAL 

Now comes Jack Roady, Criminal District Attorney of Galveston 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 of Appeals as follows: 

1. The appellant was convicted of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and was sentenced 

on 3/27/2015. The trial case was styled as State of Texas v. Prentis Roy Venzant, in 

the 212'h Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas, Cause No. 14-CR2810. Appellant filed timely Notice of Appeal. The Appellant's brief was 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 of time to file its brief. 

4. The State requests an extension to file its brief on or before 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: 

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ACCEPTED

01-15-00297-CR

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

12/30/2015 12:22:38 PM

CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 12/30/2015 12:22:38 PM CHRISTOPHER A. 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 Gary James 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 brief to Brian Damell Johnson II. Stale, 

01-15-00101-CR, due on December 30,2015. 

7. The State must also complete its response brief to Brandon Marlo Miller v. State, 

14-15-00293-CR, due on January 19,2016. 

8. The State must also complete its response brief to Gregory Charles Hurst v. State, 

14-15-00539-CR, due on February 1, 2016. 

9. The State must also complete its response brief to Altin Pinkney 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. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

JACK ROADY 

C ALDISTRICT ATTORNEY 

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 brief is computer generated, 

and consists of 345 words. 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

The undersigned attorney for the State certifies that a copy of the above motion 

was emailedl eFiledtoTadNelson,Attorney for Appellant, at 

tad@thcnclsonfum.com on December 30, 2015. 

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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 of Time to File the State's Brief, and swear that 

the information contained th.<;re~s true and correct." 

DBLADE 

s t Criminal District Attorney 

Galveston County, Texas 

SWORN TO AND SUBSCIUBED before me on December 30, 2015. 

~ ~\1,w- NOTARY PUBLIC in and for 

the State of Texas 

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