No. 11-17-0157-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS LOUIS DEWAYNE FELKINS Appellant, v. STATE OF TEXAS Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE COUNTY COURT OF LAW #2 OF ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS

CAUSE NO. 16-2113-CCL2 APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE NOTICE OF APPEAL D. Bret Mansur State Bar Number 24086381 2817 J.B.S. Parkway, Suite E-5 Odessa, Texas 79762 Telephone: (432) 530-4765 Email: bretmansur@gmail.com Attorney on Appeal for Appellant

Appellant's Motion for Extension ofTimeto File Notice ofAppeal Page 1 of6 ACCEPTED 11-17-00157-CR ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS

EASTLAND, TEXAS 6/15/2017 11:32:44 AM SHERRY WILLIAMSON

CLERK

### NO. 11-17-00157-CR STATE OF TEXAS 

## vs. LOUIS DEWAYNE FELKINS § § § § § 

### IN THE 

### ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE

APPELLANT'S NOTICE OF APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Now comes Louis Dewayne Felkins, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's notice ofappeal, pursuant to Rule 26.3 ofthe Texas Rules ofAppellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 1. Appellant seeks to appeal from ajury verdict in the County Court at Law#2 ofEctorCounty, Texas. 2. The case below was styled the STATE OF TEXAS vs. Louis Dewayne Felkins, and numbered 16-2113-CCL2.

4. Appellant was convicted by ajury on May 2, 2017 andjudgment was Appellant's Motion for Extension ofTime to File Notice ofAppeal Page 2 of6entered by the Honorable Scott Layh on May 2, 2017. Appellant was assessed a sentence ofone (1) year on May 2, 2017. 5. Deadline for Appellant's notice ofappeal was June 1, 2017. 5. Notice ofappeal was given on June 14, 2017. 6. At the conclusion of the jury trial on May 2, 2017, Appellant was sentenced in accordance with thejury's verdict and remanded to the custody ofthe SheriffofEctor County, Texas, for execution ofthe sentence. 7. The Trial Court, Honorable Judge Scott Layh, did not provide Appellant with notice ofhis appellate rights, or provide notice to Appellant ofthe deadline for filing a notice ofappeal. 8. Appellant's court-appointed trial counsel, Richard Abalos, also failed to discuss Appellant's appellate rights or the deadline for filing a notice ofappeal. 9. Appellant was denied access to the law library at the Ector County Law Enforcement Center six times over the course of 30 days after Appellant's incarceration in order that Appellant could research his appellate rights and notice deadlines on his own accord. 

### WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Notice ofAppeal, and for such other and further reliefas the Court may deem appropriate. Appellant's Motion for Extension ofTime to File Notice ofAppeal Page 3 of6Respectfully submitted, BretMansur 2817 JBS Parkway, Suite E-5 Odessa, Texas 79762 Tel: (432) 530-4765 Fax: (432) 362-2456 

# By:M~ BretMansur State BarNo. 24086381 bretmansur@gmail.com Attorney for Louis Dewayne Felkins

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that on June 15, 2017, a true and correct copy ofthe above and foregoing document was served on the County Attorney's Office, Ector County, Odessa, Texas, by fax to (432) 498-4154.

BretMansur

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### STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF ECTOR § § § 

### AFFIDAVIT BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared BretMansur, who after being duly sworn stated: "I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and entitled cause. I have read the foregoing Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Notice ofAppeal and swear that all ofthe allegations offact contained therein are true and correct."

BretMansur Affiant



### SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on June 15, 2017, to certify which witness myhand and seal ofoffice.

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Appellant's Motion for Extension ofTime to File Notice ofAppeal Page 5 of6CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I certify that the foregoing Motion consists of6312 words and is typed in 14- pointTimes NewRoman Font.

Bret Mansur Attorney for Appellant Louis Dewayne Felkins

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