CASE NO. ______________

IN THE TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

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CRISTAL PAULLETT RICHARDSON

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appellee

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FROM THE FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

CAUSE NO. 05-14-00523-CR

ON APPEAL FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 6

DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

 TRIAL COURT NO. F-1300479-X

THE HONORABLE JEANINE HOWARD PRESIDING

APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION 

OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

BRUCE ANTON

State Bar No. 01274700

ba@sualaw.com

SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON

2311 Cedar Springs, Suite 250

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 468-8100 (office)

(214) 468-8104 (fax)

Attorney for Appellant 

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PD-1172-15

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Transmitted 9/9/2015 3:46:30 PM

Accepted 9/14/2015 11:49:04 AM

ABEL ACOSTA

CLERK
COMES NOW, CRISTAL P. RICHARDSON, Appellant herein, and moves

this court to issue an extension of time to file her petition for discretionary review,

and in support thereof would show the court as follows:

I.

The opinion of the Fifth Court of Appeals in cause number 05-14-00523-

CR, affirming the conviction, was rendered on August 11, 2015.

II.

The number and style of the case in the District Court is No. F-1300479-X

State of Texas v. Cristal Paullett Richardson.

 III.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

IV.

The present deadline for filing the petition for discretionary review in this

matter is September 10, 2015.

V.

No extensions of time to file the brief were previously requested.

VI.

The reason for this request is that during the last few weeks counsel has been

working on the following:

1. Petition for Discretionary Review in Fredrick Carson v. The State of

Texas, case no. PD-0809-15 in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

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2. Petition for Discretionary Review in Oczaveone Jackson v. The State of

Texas, case no. PD-0964-15 in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

3. Appellant’s Reply Brief in Adolph Junior Menjivar v. The State of

Texas, case no 05-14-01028-CR in the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas.

4. Petition for Certiorari in William Earl Rayford v. William Stephens, in

the Supreme Court of the United States

For the reasons set out above, counsel for Cristal P. Richardson will, in

reasonable likelihood, be unable to submit the petition requested by this court by

September 10, 2015. Counsel is asking for an extension of time of 30 days, or until

approximately October 10, 2015.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant requests this court

to grant an extension of time to file his petition for discretionary review until

October 10, 2015.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

 /s/ Bruce Anton 

BRUCE ANTON

Texas State Bar No. 01274700

SORRELS, UDASHEN & ANTON

2311 Cedar Springs #250

Dallas, Texas 75201

(214) 468-8100

(214) 468-8104 (fax)

ba@sualaw.com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above entitled motion

for extension of time was electronically served to the Appellate Division of the

Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and to the State Prosecuting Attorney on

this 9th day of September, 2015.

/s/ Bruce Anton 

BRUCE ANTON

 

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