## No. PD-

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

GERALD CHRISTOPHER ZULIANI,

Defendant – Appellant
vs. THE STATE OF TEXAS

Plaintiff – Appellee On Petition for Discretionary Review from the Third Court of Appeals at Austin, Texas Seeking Review of Appeal Nos. 03-13-00490-CR, 03-13-00491-CR, 03-13-00492-CR, and 03-13-00495-CR, from Travis County, Texas, Hon. P. David Wahlberg, District Judge Presiding
APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS: Appellant Gerald Christopher Zuliani files Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Discretionary Review (“PDR”), and respectfully states as follows: PD-1569&1570&1571&1572-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 12/4/2015 11:47:27 AM Accepted 12/4/2015 1:20:55 PM

ABEL ACOSTA CLERKAppellant’s thef t conviction in No. 03-13-00493- CR was reversed a nd a 1 judgment of ac quittal was rendered by the Third Court in its opini on. There fore , appellant is not filing a PDR from that now-reverse d conviction. 2 T he unpubl i s he d opi ni on of the T hi r d C ourtof

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