NUMBER 12-15-00007-CR

CHRISTOPHER EARL THURMAN § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS § V. § TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT § THE STATE OF TEXAS § TYLER, TEXAS

STATE’S SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION AND FOR LATE FILING OF BRIEF

T O THE H ONORABLE C OURT :

Comes now the S TATE OF T EXAS , and presents its second motion for an

extension of time to file a brief in the above-numbered cause, and in support

of said motion, would show this Honorable Court the following:

A. This case was originally disposed of by a bench trial in the 7th District Court of Smith County, Texas, the Honorable Kerry L. Russell presiding.

B. The trial court cause number was 007-1224-14, and the case was styled The State of Texas v. Christopher Earl Thurman.

C. Appellant was convicted of the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

D. The trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement for fifteen years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Institutional Division without a fine.

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TYLER, TEXAS 8/6/2015 9:30:51 AM CATHY LUSK CLERKE. O n 1 0 Ju ne 2 0 1 5 , a ppella nt filed a b rief. T he Sta t e’ s Brief w a s d u e to b e

filed in this Cou rt on or b efore 3 1 Ju ly 2 0 15

.

F. T he Cou rt previou s ly gra nted b oth a ppella nt a nd the Sta te one extens ion of time for the filing of a b rief.

G. P u r su a nt to Ru les 2 , 9 .4 (k), 1 0

. 5 (b )(1 ), a nd 3 8 .6 (d) of the T exa s Ru les of Appella te P rocedu re, the Sta te is seeking the Cou rt’ s i n d u l gence on a n

e x tens ion of three (3 ) da ys in order to allow the Sta te a n opport u n i t y f o r timely filing its b rief on or b efore 3 Au gu s t 2 0 1 5

.

H. T he fa cts relied u p on to s u pport this req u es t a re a s follow s :

I, Aa ron Rediker, t he u nders igned A ssi s t a n t C r i m i n al Di st r i c t A t t o r n ey, a m

one of the tw o a t torneys a s s igned to the A p p e l l a t e Section of the Smith Cou nty D is trict Attorney’ s O ffice. O n 3 1 Ju ly 2 0 15 , I filed the Sta te’ s Brief in the a b ove-nu mb ered ca us e. After converting the brief from a M icros oft W ord docu ment to P D F file forma t , I w a s u na w a re tha t my choice of font in W ord ha d rendered the res u lting P D F file not t ext-s ea rcha b le. W hen the b rief w a s retu rned b y the Clerk of the Cou r t o n 3 A u g u s t 2 01 5 , I reforma tted the docu ment a nd refiled it electronica lly th a t s a me da y. T he b rief’ s nonconforma nce with Ru le 9 .4 (j)(1 ) w a s du e to ina d vertent u s er error on my pa rt a nd w a s not a n i n t e ntiona l s ub vers ion of the Ru les of Appella te P rocedu re.

I. A s a copy of the Sta t e’ s B rief conforming w ith Ru le 9 .4 (j)(1 ) ha s a l r e a d y b een filed, no fu rther extens ion w ill b e neces s a ry. T his motion is not b eing filed for pu rpos es of dela y, b u t to a llow the S t ate to timely res pond to the

a rgu ments ra is ed in the a ppella nt’ s b rief.

J. T he Sta te ha s a grea t interes t in a ffirming t he ju d gement of the 7th D is trict Cou rt in this ca s e.

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. All fa cts r e c i t e d i n t his motion not w ithin the record or t he Cou rt's

know ledge in its officia l ca pa city a r e w ithin the p ers ona l know ledge of the

u nders igned a ttorney, a nd a verifica tion is therefore not r e q u i r e d u nder Ru le 1 0 .2 of the T exa s Ru les of Appella te P rocedu re.

W H E R E F O R E , P R E M I S E S C O N S I D E R E D , this req u es t is res pectfu lly ma de tha t

the Cou rt gra nt the Sta te the opportu nity of filing its b rief on o r b efore 3

Au gu st 2 0 1 5

.

Res pectfu lly s u bmitted,

/s / Aa ron S. Rediker Aa ron S. Rediker, SBN: 2 4 0 4 6 6 9 2 As s is ta nt Crimina l D is trict Attorney Smith Cou nty, T exa s 1 0 0 N. Broa dw a y, 4 t h Fl. T yler, T exa s 7 5 7 0 2 (9 0 3 ) 5 90 -1 7 2 0 (9 0 3 ) 5 90 -1 7 1 9 (fa x )

C E R T I F I C A T E O F C O M P L I A N C E

P u r su a nt t o T exa s Ru le of Appella te Procedu re 9 .4 (i)(3 ), the u nders igned

a ttorney certifies t h a t t he w ord cou nt for this docu ment is 5 0 2 a s ca lcu la ted b y Corel W ordP erfect X6

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/s / Aa ron S. Rediker Aa ron S. Rediker

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O n 6 Au gu s t 2 0 1 5 , a copy of the foregoing motion wa s ema iled to Ja mes W . Hu ggler Jr., a ttorney for a ppella nt, a t jhu gglerla w @ s b cglob a l.net.

/s / Aa ron S. Rediker Aa ron S. Rediker

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