CAUSE NO. 12-15-00230-CR 

STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE 

VS. 

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§ TWELFTH COURT 

RUEBEN REED 

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§ OF APPEALS 

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANTS BRIEF 

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: 

N o w come s RUEBE N REED , Appellan t i n th e abov e style d an d numbere d cause , 

a n d move s thi s Cour t t o gran t a n extensio n o f tim e t o fil e appellant' s brief , pursuan t t o Rul e 

38. 6 o f th e Texa s Rule s o f Appellat e Procedure , an d fo r goo d caus e show s th e following : 

1 . Thi s cas e i s o n appea l fro m th e Thir d Judicia l Distric t Cour t o f Anderso n 

County , Texas . 

2 . Th e cas e belo w wa s style d th e STAT E O F TEXA S vs . RUEBE N REED , an d 

numbere d 31388 . 

3 . Appellan t wa s convicte d o f Possessio n o f a Controlle d Substance . 

4 . Appellan t wa s assesse d a sentenc e o f 2 year s i n th e Stat e Jai l Divisio n o f th e 

Texa s Departmen t o f Crimina l Justic e o n Jul y 23 , 201 5 

5 . Notic e o f appea l wa s give n o n Augus t 21 , 2015 . 

6 . Th e clerk' s recor d wa s file d o n Septembe r 30 , 2015 ; th e reporter' s recor d 

w a s file d o n Novembe r 30 , 2015 . 

7 . Th e appellat e brie f is presentl y du e o n Decembe r 30 , 2015 . 

8 . Appellan t request s a n extensio n o f tim e o f 3 0 day s fro m th e presen t date , i.e. 

Januar y 30 , 2015 . 

9 . N o prio r extension s t o fil e th e brie f hav e bee n file d i n thi s cause . 

1 0 . Defendan t i s currentl y incarcerated . 

1 1 . Appellan t relie s o n th e followin g fact s a s goo d caus e fo r th e requeste d 

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ACCEPTED

12-15-00230-CR

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TYLER, TEXAS

12/30/2015 4:28:15 PM

Pam Estes

CLERK

 FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 12/30/2015 4:28:15 PM PAM ESTES Clerk
extension : 

Appellant' s attorne y ha s bee n unabl e t o properl y revie w th e recor d o r visi t wit h 

Appellant . Appellan t i s incarcerate d a t th e Bradsha w Unit . Appellant' s attorne y wil l 

schedul e a tim e t o visi t wit h Appellan t afte r th e holida y weekend . Appellant' s attorne y wa s 

n o t Appellant' s tria l attorney . 

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellan t pray s tha t thi s Cour t gran t 

thi s Motio n T o Exten d Tim e t o Fil e Appellant' s Brief , an d fo r suc h othe r an d furthe r relie f 

a s th e Cour t ma y dee m appropriate . 

Thi s is t o certif y tha t o n Decembe r 30 , 2015 , a tru e an d correc t cop y o f th e abov e 

a n d foregoin g documen t wa s serve d o n th e Anderso n Count y Distric t Attorney' s Offic e b y 

Respectfull y submitted , 

PHILI P C . FLETCHE R 

Attorne y a t La w 

8 0 0 Nort h Mallar d 

Palestine , Texa s 7580 1 

Telephone : (903 ) 731-444 0 

Facaimila : (903 ) 731-447 4 

•HITtfFC . FLETCHE R 

Stat e Ba r No . 0078747 8 

Attorne y fo r RUEBE N REE D 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

electroni c filin g manager . 

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STATE OF TEXAS § 

COUNTY OF ANDERSON 

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AFFIDAVIT 

BEFORE ME, th e undersigne d authority , o n thi s da y personall y appeare d PHILI P 

C . FLETCHER , wh o afte r bein g dul y swor n stated : 

"I a m th e attorne y fo r th e appellan t i n th e abov e numbere d an d entitle d 

cause . I hav e rea d th e foregoin g Motio n T o Exten d Tim e t o Fil e Appellant' s 

Brie f an d swea r tha t al l o f th e allegation s o f fac t containe d therei n ar e tru e 

a n d correct." 

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME o n Decembe r 30 , 2015 , t o certif y 

whic h witnes s m y han d an d sea l o f office . 

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