NO. PD-1615-14 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS STATE OF TEXAS ,

Petitioner

vs. WILLIAM SMITH ,

Respondent State’s Petition for Discretionary Review from William Smith v. State , No. 13-11-00694-CR in the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, trial cause No. 11-CR-0403- C in the 94 th Judicial District Court, Nueces County, the Hon. Bobby Galvan presiding

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF William Smith, Appellant, respectfully files this Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief. Appellant requests a 14 day extension of time to file his brief. This is Appellant’s first request for an extension of time to file his brief. Appellant would respectfully show this Honorable Court as follows: I. The State filed a petition for discretionary review on December 10, 2014, to complain about the Thirteenth Court of Appeals’ opinion and judgment in William Smith v. State of Texas , Cause No. 13-11-00694-CR. Appellant filed a response on December 30, 2014. On February 11, 2015, this Honorable Court granted the PD-1615-14 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 3/20/2015 1:43:15 PM Accepted 3/24/2015 8:53:57 AM

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