No. 05-14-01068-CR

 05-14-01069-CR

MICHAEL PRENTISS PRECHTL § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

vs. § FOR THE FIFTH DISTRICT

THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

STATE’S SECOND MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO FILE BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

THE STATE OF TEXAS, by and through the Criminal District Attorney of 

Dallas County, respectfully requests that the time for filing the State’s brief be 

extended to the date this motion and the accompanying brief are received. In 

support of this motion, the State would show the following:

Appellant pled guilty in these two cases to possession of methamphetamine 

with intent to deliver in cause F11-35251-X and to possession of oxycodone in 

cause F11-35252-X. Adjudication was deferred in each case. He was placed on 

community supervision for seven years and community supervision for five years, 

respectively. Upon the State’s filing motions to revoke, court found appellant 

violated community supervision. The court adjudicated guilt and set punishment a 

confinement in prison for twenty-five years and confinement in a state jail for six 

months, respectively. Appellant’s briefs were filed on January 26, 2015. 

Although I, the undersigned attorney, was assigned a separate brief for 

ACCEPTED

05-14-01068-CR

FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS

3/30/2015 11:14:57 AM

LISA MATZ

CLERK

 FILED IN 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS 3/30/2015 11:14:57 AM LISA MATZ Clerk
appellant’s jury trial conviction in cause F14-10028-X/05-14-01070-CR on 

January 26, 2015, I was not assigned the instant two cases. The appellate section 

was not aware of the filing of the brief in these two cases until after I filed our brief 

in F14-10028-X/05-14-01070-CR on March 23, 2015. 

On March 24, 2015, appellant’s defense counsel made me aware that these 

other two cases existed. The appellant’s briefs in these two cases were 

downloaded from this Court’s website, and they were assigned to me.

In the meantime, after being assigned the brief in F14-10028-X/05-14-

01070-CR, I was assigned two capital murder cases, Marble v. State, 05-14-00777-

CR and Newson v. State, 05-14-01455-CR.

I filed a first extension in appellant’s two revocation cases on March 24, 

2015. On March 25, 2015, this Court issued an order extending the State’s time to 

file its brief in these two cases until March 27, 2015. I was not at work on March 

27, 28, or 29, however. On Monday, March 30, 2015, I am filing the State’s brief 

along with this motion for extension, and respectfully request that the brief be filed 

as of the date it is received. 
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State respectfully requests 

that the time for filing its brief in these two cases be extended to the date this 

motion and accompanying brief are received. 

Respectfully submitted,

______________________

ANNE B. WETHERHOLT

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY

STATE BAR NO. 21235300

FRANK CROWLEY COURTS BLDG,

133 N. RIVERFRONT BLVD., LB 19

DALLAS, TEXAS 75207-4399

anne.wetherholt@dallascounty.org

(214) 653-3639

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true copy of the foregoing motion has been served on Brett

Ordiway, Attorney for Appellant, Sorrells, Udashen & Anton, Suite 250, Dallas, 

TX 75201 by sending an electronic communication through eFileTexas.gov to

bordiway@sualaw.com on March 30, 2015. 

___________________________

ANNE B. WETHERHOLT