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TYRONE BURLESON

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Appellee Abel Acosta, Clerk

IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appeal from the 140th District Court ofLUBBOCK County, Texas

No. 2013-439,137 and

No. 07-13-00279-CR in the Seventh Court ofAppeals for the State ofTexas

APPELLANT'S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Tyrone Burleson

TDCJ No. 01876269

William Clements Unit

9601 Spur 591

Amarillo Texas 79107-9606 RECEIVED IN

(806)381-7080 COURTOFCAIWNAL APPEALS

MAY 20 2015

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TYRONE BURLESON, Appellant moves for an extension to file

Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review:

I.

TYRONE BURLESON moves this Court to allow an extension of THIRTY

(30) days to file his Petition for Discretionary Review.1 Appellant was convicted

of the offense of Aggravated Assault - Bodily Injury with Deadly Weapon. Mr.

Burleson was sentenced to 99 years imprisonment in the Texas Department of

Criminal Justice.2 The sentencing took place on August 2, 2013. The Seventh

Court of Appeals issued its opinion on April 15, 2015, denying Appellant's

requested relief.3

3 Burleson v. State, No. 07-13-00279-CR, 2015 WL 1736907 (Tex. App.—Amarillo

Apr. 15, 2015, (mem. op., not designated for publication).

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II.

REQUIRED INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF

APPELLATE PROCEDURE

A. The deadlinefor filing the Petitionfor Discretionary Review* May 15,

2015.

B. Thelength ofthe extension sought:5 Thirty (30) days - June 15, 2015.

C. Thefacts relied upon to reasonably explain the needfor the extension:6

I am pro se and need time to retain an attorney to represent me in this

matter. I am untrained in the laws and it will therefore take me

additional time to file the Petition for Discretionary Review if I am

unable to retain an attorney.

D. Number ofprevious extensions grantedfor previous Petitions

for DiscretionaryReview.1 None.

Tex.R.App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(A).

TEX.R.APP. P. 10.5(b)(1)(B).

Tex.R.App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(C).

Tex.R.App. P. 10.5(b)(1)(D)

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III.

The additional time requested is not sought solely for delay, nor sought

frivolously, but will be of genuine assistance to Appellant in allowing him to

timely file the Petition.

REQUEST FOR RELIEF

Appellant requests that this Court grant his Motion and extend the deadline

for filing Appellant's Petition For Discretionary Review to June 15, 2015 or that

this Court grant such additional time as is just and proper.

Respectfully submitted,

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Ty$me Burleson

TDCJ No. 01876269

Williams Clements Unit 9601 Spur 591

Amarillo, Texas 79107-9606

(806)381-7080

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy ofthis Motion was delivered to Lauren Murphree, Lubbock County

District Attorney's Office, 2nd Floor, 904 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401 onthe

day ofMay, 2015 by regular mail.

Tyrone Burleson

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