CAUSE NO. 12-14-00248-CR 

ROBERTA WINNIE BAGWELL § IN THE

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VS. § TWELFTH COURT 

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THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF APPEALS

MOTION TO 

EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this

Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of

the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following:

1. This case is on appeal from the 114th Judicial District Court of Smith County,

Texas.

2. The case below was styled State of Texas v. Roberta Winnie Bagwell and

numbered 114-1742-10.

3. Appellant was convicted of Theft of Property on August 12, 2014..

4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of two (2) years confinement in the Texas

Department of Criminal Justice-State Jail Facility.

5. Notice of Appeal was given on August 15, 2014.

6. The Clerk's Record was filed on August 27, 2014; the Reporter's Record was filed

on December 10, 2014. 

7. The Appellant’s Brief is due on March 11, 2015. Counsel requests the Court an

extension of thirty (30) days due to the number of briefs with deadlines.

8. Appellant requests an extension of time due to the following facts and

circumstances.

Since the Reporter’s Record in this case was completed, Counsel has filed: 

A. On December 15, 2014, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Brandon Medford v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00109-CR

with no further extensions;

ACCEPTED

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TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TYLER, TEXAS

3/11/2015 5:23:25 PM

CATHY LUSK

CLERK

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B. On December 15, 2014, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Jeffrey Dock Wright. v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00125-CR

with no further extensions;

C. On December 15, 2014, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Angela Hardin v. State of Texas, cause nos. 12-14-00180-CR and

12-14-00181-CR with no further extensions;

D. On December 18, 2014, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Darren McDaniel v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00124-CR

with no further extensions;

E. On January 5, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in Kathy

Spears v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00163-CR;

F. On January 5, 2015, Counsel filed the attorney affidavit in State

of Texas v. Jerry Gee, cause no. 114-0957-12 in response to an

11.07 writ filed by Mr. Gee. Counsel did not receive notice of

Judge Kennedy’s order with the deadline issued on November 12,

2014 until January 5, 2015;

G. On January 5, 2015, Counsel filed the Clemency Petition in State

v. Robert Charles Ladd, cause number 114-80305-97;

H. On January 7, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Brandon Simmons v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00159-CR;

I. On January 12, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Jaworski Adkins v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00130-CR with

no further extensions;

J. On January 15, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in Daniel

Spangler v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00195-CR with no

further extensions;

K. On January 22, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in Fatima

Rahman v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00225-CR with no
further extensions;

L. On January 28, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Davontae Robinson v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00197-CR

with no further extensions;

M. On February 18, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in

Joshua Ardry v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00143-CR; and

N. On February 19, 2015, Counsel filed the Appellant’s Brief in Craig

Pruitt v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-00303-CR.

9. Counsel has appeared in numerous hearings in state and federal court over the 

last thirty days, including hearings in the Eastern District of Texas - Tyler

Division, and hearings in Smith and Van Zandt Counties. Counsel serves as the

President of the Smith County Bar Foundation which hosted the Supreme Court

of Texas for oral arguments on February 25 and 26, 2015. This consumed a

great deal of time, especially in the final two weeks culminating with four

different events over the two day period for the Court. Counsel also attended

the Federal Criminal Bench-Bar Conference in Plano, Texas on February 26 and

27, 2015.

10. Lastly, Appellant’s Counsel has the following briefs pending:

A. Appellant’s Brief in Jolly Neely v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-14-

00309-CR on March 11, 2015;

B. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Writ of

Habeas Corpus in State of Texas v. Daphne Ausborne on March

13, 2015;

C. Appellant’s Brief in Torvos Simpson v. USA on March 25, 2015 in 

the 5 Circuit Court of Appeals; th

D. Appellant’s Brief in Jason Claire Reese v. State of Texas, cause

no. 12-14-00363-CR upon completion of the Reporter’s Record;

E. Appellant’s Brief in Donald Ernest Powell v. State of Texas, cause
no. 12-14-00355-CR upon the completion of the Reporter’s Record; 

F. Appellant’s Brief in Oscar Perkins v. State of Texas, cause no. 12-

15-00001-CR upon the completion of the Reporter’s Record;

G. Appellant’s Brief in Larry Michael Maples v. State of Texas, cause

no. 12-14-00337-CR when reset by the Court; and

H. Appellant’s Brief in Fredrick Perkins v. State of Texas, cause no.

12-14-00290-CR when reset by the Court.

11. Appellant requests an extension of time due to the above referenced facts and 

circumstances.

12. Appellant prays that this Court grant this Motion to Extend Time to File

Appellant’s Brief for a period of thirty (30) days, and for such other and further

relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

Law Office of James W. Huggler, Jr.

100 E. Ferguson, Suite 805

Tyler, Texas 75702

Tel: (903) 593-2400

Fax: (903) 593-3830

By: /S/ James W. Huggler, Jr.

James W. Huggler, Jr.

State Bar No. 00795437

Attorney for APPELLANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on March 11, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above

and foregoing document was served on Michael West,Smith County District Attorney's

Office, 100 North Broadway, Tyler, Texas 75702, by regular mail, fax, hand delivery,

or electronic filing. 

 /S/ James W. Huggler, Jr.

James W. Huggler, Jr.