NO. Q5-14-00441-CR STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE § VS. § FIFTH CIRCUIT § CHRISTOPHERM. DUNLOP § COURT OF APPEALS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: 

### Now comes Christopher M. Dunlop, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief, pursuantto Rule 38.6 ofthe Texas Rules ofAppellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 

### 1. This case is on appeal from the 296th Judicial District Court ofCollin County, Texas. 

### 2. The case below was styledthe STATE OF TEXAS vs. ChristopherM. Dunlop, and numbered 296-82462-2012. 

### 3. Appellant was convicted of a lesser-included offense of Assault Causes Bodily Injury

- Family Violence, a class A misdemeanor. 4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of 1 year in the Collin County Jail, probated for 2 years. Other conditions ofprobation included completion of a Batterer's Intervention Prevention Program, submission to a psychological evaluation, no consumption ofalcohol, no contact with the victim or the victim's ACCEPTED 05-14-00441-CR FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS 2/2/2015 5:33:37 PM

LISA MATZ CLERK

### family, completion of 100 community service hours, and 30 days to serve in the countyjail as T&C time on March 18, 2014. 

### 5. Notice ofappeal was given on April 10, 2014. 

### 6. The clerk's record was filed on July 30, 2014; the reporter's record

was filed on November 19, 2014. 

### 7. The appellate briefwas due on January 19, 2015. 8. Appellant requests an extension oftime of 15 days from the current due date ofpresentdate ofJanuary 19, 2015. 

### 9. One previous extension to file the brief has been requested and granted in this cause. 10. Defendantis currently free on bond. 

### 11. Appellantrelies on the following facts as good cause for the requested
extension: 

### Attorney initially expected to be able to complete the Appellate briefwithin 

### the 30 day time frame granted by the Court (once a proper certification of Defendant's rights on appeal had been delivered by the trial court). However, Attorney was not anticipating catching the flu and being bedridden for nearly half ofthose 30 days. The unexpected illness, coupled with Attorney's extant court and trial schedule provedto be a bit more ofa load than was initially expected. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this

### Court grant this Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief, and for such other and furtherreliefas the Court may deem appropriate. Respectfully submitted. 

### UnderwoodLaw Office, LLC P.O. Box 3335 

### McKinney, TX 75070 Tel: (214) 544-8040 Fax: (972) 54^-5040

William H. Underwood State BarNo. 24008190 

### underwoodlawoffice@sbcglobal.net Attorney for ChristopherM. Dunlop

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

### This is to certify that on February 02, 2015, a true and correct copy ofthe above and foregoing document was served on the DistrictAttorney's Office, Collin 

### County, 2100 Bloomdale Road, McKinney, Texas 75071, by epiaitlind"'ftFs^class
mail.

William H. UnderwoodSTATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF COLLIN § § §

AFFTOAVIT 

### BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared WilliamH. Underwood, who after being duly sworn stated: "I am the attorney for the appellant in the above numbered and entitled cause. I have read the foregoing Motion To Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief and swear that all of the allegations of fact contained therein are ti a coiT

William H. Underwood, Affiant

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME on 2015, to certify which witness my hand and seal ofoffice.

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