No. ______________________ 

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 

OF TEXAS 

 

CHRISTOPHER NJOKU, 

Petitioner–Appellant 

v. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, 

 Respondent–Appellee 

 

Petition for Discretionary Review 

from the Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas 

Cause No. 05-14-01201-CR 

Appeal from County Criminal Court No. 9 

of Dallas County, Texas 

Cause No. MA13-16684-K 

 

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO FILE A PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW 

 

Christopher Njoku, Appellant below, respectfully submits this Motion for 

an Extension of Time to File a Petition for Discretionary Review in the above–

styled and numbered cause. In support of this Motion, he shows this Honorable 

Court the following: 

PD-1643-15

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 12/18/2015 10:54:55 AM

Accepted 12/19/2015 10:12:28 AM

ABEL ACOSTA

CLERK
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I. 

 A jury convicted Appellant for resisting arrest. The court sentenced him to 

90 days’ confinement in the county jail, but probated the sentence and placed him 

on community supervision for a period of six months. 

II. 

 The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment in a memorandum 

opinion and judgment filed on November 18, 2015. Njoku v. State of Texas, No. 

05-14-01201-CR, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 11841 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 18, 

2015). Appellant did not file a motion for rehearing. Appellant’s petition for 

discretionary review is due on December 18, 2015. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.2(a); 

see also Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a). Any motion for extension of time to file a petition 

for discretionary review is due on January 2, 2016 . See Tex. R. App. P. 68.2(c); 

Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a). 

III. 

The facts relied upon to show good cause for this requested extension are as 

follows: 

1. Appellant was represented by court appointed counsel during appeal of 

this case to the Court of Appeals. 

2. It is undetermined at this time whether Appellant will proceed pro se for 

purposes of filing a Petition for Discretionary Review. Additional time is 

needed for consultation between appellate counsel and Appellant on this 

issue. 
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3. If Appellant proceeds pro se, then additional time will be needed to 

prepare and file the Petition pro se or to seek other legal assistance in 

filing the Petition. 

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully 

requests that this Honorable Court extend the time for filing a Petition for 

Discretionary Review for thirty days. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Lynn Richardson 

Chief Public Defender 

Dallas County 

Katherine A. Drew 

Chief, Appellate Division 

Dallas County Public Defender’s Office 

/s/ Julie Woods 

Julie Woods 

Assistant Public Defender 

Dallas County Public Defender’s Office 

State Bar Number: 24046173 

133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB 2 

Dallas, Texas 75207 

(214) 653-3550 (telephone)

(214) 653-3539 (fax)

Julie.Woods@dallascounty.org 

 

Attorneys for Petitioner 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I certify that a true copy of the foregoing Motion for Extension of Time to 

File a Petition For Discretionary Review was served on Larissa Roeder, counsel for 

the State, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB19, 10th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75207, by eServe on December 18, 2015. 

 I further certify that a true copy of the foregoing Motion for Extension of 

Time to File a Petition For Discretionary Review was served on Lisa C. McMinn, 

the State’s Prosecuting Attorney, P.O. Box 13046, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 

78711, by eServe on December 18, 2015. 

/s/ Julie Woods 

Julie Woods