CAUSE NO. 12-15-00006-CR

ROGER WHITENER § IN THE § VS. § TWELFTH COURT § THE STATE OF TEXAS § OF APPEALS

MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Now comes Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause, and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file appellant's brief, pursuant to Rule 38.6 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and for good cause shows the following: 1. This case is on appeal from the 294th Judicial District Court of Van Zandt County, Texas. 2. The case below was styled State of Texas v. Roger Whitener and numbered CR13-00643. 3. Appellant was convicted of Injury to an Elderly on October 30, 2014. 4. Appellant was assessed a sentence of eight (8) years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division. 5. Notice of Appeal was given on January 12, 2015. 6. The Clerk's Record was filed on February 27, 2015; the Reporter's Record was filed on February 27, 2015. 7. The Appellant’s Brief is due on April 29, 2015. Counsel requests the Court an extension of thirty (30) days due to the number of briefs with deadlines. 8. Appellant requests an extension of time due to the following facts and circumstances. Since the Reporter’s Record in this case was completed, Counsel has filed: A. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Writ of Habeas Corpus in State of Texas v. Daphne Ausborne on March 13, 2015; and ACCEPTED 12-15-00006-CR TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS

TYLER, TEXAS 4/29/2015 5:13:35 PM CATHY LUSK CLERKB. App ell ant’s Brief in T o rv o s S i m ps o n v
. U S A on March 25, 201 5 in the 5 th Circuit Court of App eal s. C. App ell ant’s Brief in F re dr i ck Pe rk i n s v
. St a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12-1 4-00 290 -CR on Ap ril 3 , 20 15 with no further extensions; D. App ell ant’s Brief in J o l l y N e e l y v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12-1 4- 003 09-CR on April 1 0, 2 015 wi th no further extensions; E. App ell ant’s Brief in R o b e r t B a g w e l l v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12-1 4-00 248 -CR on Ap ril 1 0, 2 015 wi th no further extensions; F. Peti tion for Discretionary Review in J o s e p h S u l l i v a n v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s , cause no. PD-00 270 -15 on Apr il 13, 20 1 5 w i t h no further extensions; a nd G. A resp onse t o a writ of habea s corp us i n 114 -051 5- 1 2 -A E x p a rt e D a n n y P o rt e r on April 2 9, 2 015

. 9. Counsel has appeared in numerous hearings in state and feder al cour t over the l a st t h i r ty days, including hearings in the Eastern District of Texa s - Tyl e r Div ision, and hearings in Smith and Van Zandt Counties. Counsel attended the capital mur der seminar in Pla no, Texas on March 23, 201 5 through March 26, 201 5. Add iti onall y, Counsel served as a spons or/cha pe ro n e fo r the All Sai nts Choir when they perf ormed at Carnegie Hall in New York o n Ap ri l 2, 201 5 through Apr il 6, 201 5. Lastl y, Counsel attended a CLE planning meeting with the State Bar of Texa s for this year’s Advanced Criminal Law Semina r on Apr il 16, 20 15 through Apr il 17 , 20 15 in Austin, Texa s. 10. Lastl y, Appella nt’s Coun sel has the fol lowi ng bri efs pen ding:

A. App ell ant’s Brief in L a rr y Ma pl e s v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12- 14-0 033 7-CR on May 1 , 20 15; B. App ell ant’s Brief in D o n a l d P o w e l l v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12- 14-0 035 5-CR on May 4 , 20 15; C. Ap pe ll ant’s Brief in J a so n Cl a i re Re e se v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s , cau s eno. 12 -14-00 363 -CR on May 5, 201 5; D. App ell ant’s Brief in Ch ri st o ph e r T h u rm a n v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12 -15-00 007 -CR on May 9, 201 5; E. App ell ant’s Brief in J o e P i t t m a n v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12- 15-0 000 9-CR May 18 , 20 15; F. App ell ant’s Brief in S y dn e y L y n ch v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12- 15-0 008 8-CR on May 2 0, 2 015 ; G. A ppellant’s Brief i n Ha ro l d Ba ss v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, caus e n o
. 1 2

- 15-0 007 1-CR upon the comp leti on of the Reporter ’s Rec ord; H App ell ant’s Brief in Ar ro n M c L a re y v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12-1 5-00 084 -CR up on the completion of the Repor ter’s Record ; I. App ell ant’s Brief in Ch ri s t o p h e r Mc L e m o re v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s,

cause no. 12-1 5-00 091 -CR u po n the completion of the Repor ter’s Recor d; and J. App ell ant’s Brief in O sc a r P e rk i n s v
. S t a t e o f T e x a s, cause no. 12- 15-0 000 1-CR when reset by the Court.
11. App ell ant r equests an extension of time due to the abov e r eferenc ed f acts and circums tances. 12. App ell ant prays that this Court grant this Mot i o n t o E xtend Tim e to Fil e App ell ant’s Brief for a period of thirty (30) days, and for such other and further relief a s the Court may deem a ppr opriate. Resp ectfully subm itted, Law Office of Jam es W. Huggl er, Jr. 100 E. Ferguson, Sui te 80 5 Tyl er, Texa s 757 02 Tel: (903 ) 593 -240 0 Fax : (90 3) 59 3-38 30 By: /S/ J ames W. Hugg ler, J r. Jam es W. Huggl er, Jr. State Ba r No. 0 079 543 7 Attorney for APPELLANTCE RT I F I CA T E O F S ER VI CE

This is to certify that on Apr il 29, 201 5, a true and corr ect copy of the abov e and foregoing docu ment was served on Michael West, S m i t h Co unty District Attorney's Office, 100 North Broadway, Tyl er, Texa s 757 02, by regular mai l, fax, hand deliv ery, or electronic fili ng.

/S/ J ames W. Hugg ler, J r. Jam es W. Huggl er, Jr.