### PD-1142-15
COA Case No. 05-14-00441-CR
IN THE PD-1142-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 11/17/2015 8:49:18 PM Accepted 11/18/2015 9:16:03 AM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN

CHRISTOPHER M. DUNLOP PETITIONER VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS RESPONDENT

Motion for Leave to File Untimely Petition ofDiscretionary Review

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: 

### Now comes Christopher M. Dunlop, Appellant and moves this Court to 

### accept his untimely filed Petition forDiscretionary review for goodcause showing the following:

FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINALAPPEALS November 18, 2015 ABEL ACOSTA, CLERK1. The Court ofAppeals Fifth District ofTexas at Dallas, cause No. 05-14-00441-CR 

### entered ajudgment ofAFFIRMEND on July 31, 2015. The case, Styled as CHRISTOPHER M. DUNLOP, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant 

### was on appeal from the 296th Judicial District Court CollinCounty, Texas Trial No. 296-82462-2012. 

### The verdict ofguilty issued by the lower court was entered on 3/18/2014. The case from the trial court, Styled as STATE OF TEXAS vs. Christopher M. Dunlop and numbered 296-82462-2012. 

### 3. Appellant filed a Motion to Extend time to file Petition for Discretionary Review on 9/1/2015 and was granted an extension with a due date of 10/30/2015. 

### 4. Appellant timely submitted Petition forDiscretionary Review, but Review was returned on 11/02/2015 so that appellant could make corrections that adhere to 

### T.R.A.P rules 9.4(i)(3), 68.4(a), and 68.4(j) and was given a deadline of 11/12/2015. 

### 5. Appellant diligently worked to submit the updated Petition for Discretionary 

### Review by the 11/12/2015 deadline, butwas not able to submit the updated review until 5:04 am on 11/13/2015. Five hours after the deadline. 

### 6. Appellant was sent anotification on 11/13/2015 stating thepetition was filed untimely.7. Appellant relies on the following facts as good cause to accept this request as 

### timely filed and has provided necessary documentation to support these facts. 

### a.) Appellant was out oftown visiting relatives from 11/8/2015 - 11/15/2015. 

### b.) Appellant completed making the required modifications to the Petition for Discretionary Review by 9:00 p.m. on 11/12/2015. 

### c.) At 9:00 p.m. appellant tried to log in to http://efile.txcourts.gov web site to upload his documents, but was unable to establish a connection to the web

server. 

### d.) Appellant notified hotel and was instructed to call their ISP's wireless service provider for assistance. 

### e.) Appellant then called the hotels internet provider for assistance and was told they were aware ofthe issue and it would be resolved very soon. 

### f.) Appellant triedevery 30 minutes to submit his Petition forDiscretionary Review until he was finally able to successfully submit it at 5:04 a.m. 

### g.)Appellant has been able to obtain a copy of the receipt of the hotel on the night of 11/12/2015 andwas ableto get a statement from the general manager of the hotelstating theirservice provider hadperformed an 

### upgrade which affected all of thehotel guests from 11/11/2015 thru 11/13/2015.

### h.) Appellant has attached copies ofhis receipt ofstay as well as the general managers written statements and contact number for verification.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court grant this 

### Motion for Leave to File Untimely Petition ofDiscretionary Review as Timely, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate. Very respectfully submitted, Chris Dunlop 

### Christopher M. Dunlop Pro se PETITIONER 435 Merrimac court Roselle, IL 60172 Tel: (214) 628-1729S5SXZ32: ZET2T



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