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PD-1429-14
                                                                       COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                                                                       AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                                                       Transmitted 12/1/2015 5:02:37 PM
                                                                         Accepted 12/2/2015 9:30:04 AM
                             NO. PD-1429-14                  v'V'                        ABELACOSTA
                                                                                                 CLERK
 KENNETH WALKER                            §    IN THE
                                           §
 VS.                                       §    COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                           §
 STATE OF TEXAS                            §    AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                                                                 FILED IN
                                                                        COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

                       MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE                           December 2 2015
                              BRIEF ON THE MERITS
                                                                            ABELACOSTA, CLERK
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:

       Now comes Kenneth Walker, Appellant in the above styled and numbered cause,

and moves this Court to grant an extension of time to file a petition for discretionary

review, pursuant to Rule 68.2( C) and 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure, and for good cause shows the following:

       1.    This case is on appeal from the 241st District Court of Smith County,

             Texas.

       2.    The case in the trial court was styled the State of Texas v. Kenneth

             Walker, and numbered 241-0592-12.

       3.    The case appealed to the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler, Texas and

             assigned number 12-12-00378-CR.         The Court of Appeals issued an

             opinion on September 17, 2014.

       4.    Appellant was convicted of Injury to a Child and was assessed a sentence

             of twenty-five (25) years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice -
             Institutional Division.

       5.    The petition for discretionary review was filed due by November 17, 2014.

             Th Court granted the petition and the brief on the merits was due

             November 13, 2015.

       6.    On November 13, 2015 an extension of time on the brief on the merits

             was filed and granted. The new date was November 30, 2015.

       Counsel requests an extension of one (l) day due to the number of briefcurrently
due with deadlines, and the number of appellate matters completed since the extension

was granted. Additionally, Counsel was retained recently to represent Mr. Walker in

this matter.

      Counsel submitted the Appellant's Brief in Steven Moore v. State of Texas,

cause no. 12-15-00195-CR with no further extensions on November 30, 2015 with the

Twelfth Court of Appeals.

      6.       Appellant requests an extension of time due to the following facts and

      circumstances.

               Counsel has been in State Court on the following dates within the last

               thirty days:

               A.    On November 2, 2015, Counsel was in the 294th Judicial District
                     Court of Van Zandt County, Texas for trial docket call for State of

                     Texas v. Rodney Morris, cause no. CR13-00459. Mr. Morris was

                     set in the top ten (10) on the docket along with seven (7) other
                     Defendants represented by counsel on that particular day.

               B.    On November 3, 2015, Counsel was in the County Court of Smith

                     County, Texas for probate docket for In the Estate of Jack T.

                     Welch, cause no. 40894-P.

               C.    On November 4, 2015, Counsel was in the County Court at Law

                     and County Court at Law No. 2 of Smith County, Texas for trial

                     docket call with various Defendants.

               D.    On November 5, 2015, Counsel was in 8th Judicial District Rains
                     County, Texas for a re-sentencing hearing on Charles Michael

                     Walker, cause no. 5267.

               E.    On November 10, 2015, Counsel participate in the Appellate

                     Delphi Panel Webinar.     Counsel is currently sitting as a panel

                     member.
F.    On November 12, 2015, Counsel was in the 294th Judicial District
      of Van Zandt County, Texas for pre-trial docket call and/or

      arraignment which he currently represents twenty-three (23)
      defendants on the docket. Many of the Defendants have multiple

      cases.

G.    On November 18, 2015, Counsel was at trial docket call in the

      County Court at Law with various Defendant's.

H.    On November 23, 2015, Counsel was at a status hearing regarding

      competency on State of Texas v. Reynold McLemee, cause number

      CR15-00278 in the 294th Judicial District of Van Zandt County,
      Texas.

I.    On November 30, 2015, Counsel was in the County Court at Law

      of Smith County, Texas for a jury trial setting in State of Texas v.

      Roy'Tavien Floyd-Whitfield, cause number 001-82167-15.

Additionally, Counsel has the following cases and deadlines in appellate

matters:

A.    Appellant's Brief in Sidney Lynch v. State of Texas, cause number

      12-15-00167-15 on December 7, 2015;

B.    Appellant's Brief in Gaylord Stevens v. State of Texas, cause

      numbers 12-15-00162-CR, 12-15-00163-CRand 12-15-00164-CRon

      December 14, 2015;

C.    Appellant's Brief in Shai'Keston Mackey v. State of Texas, cause

      number 12-15-00243-CR on December 16, 2015;

D.    Appellant's Brief in Cedric Humble. Jr. v. State of Texas, cause

      number 12-15-00239-CR upon completion ofthe Reporter's Record;

E.    Appellant's Brief in Joseph Neal Jones v. State of Texas, cause

      number 12-15-00267-CR upon the completion of the Reporter's
                   Record; and

             F.    Appellant's Brief in Neal Hunter v. State of Texas, cause number

                   12-15-00268-CR upon the completion of the Reporter's Record.

      8.    Defendant is in custody.

      WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this Court

grant this Motion To Extend Time to File the Brief on the Merits, and for such other

and further relief as the Court may deem appropriate.

                                       Respectfully submitted,

                                       Law Office of James W. Huggler, Jr.
                                       100 E. Ferguson, Suite 805
                                       Tyler, Texas 75702
                                       Tel: (903) 593-2400
                                       Fax: (903) 593-3830

                                       By:     /S/ James W. Huggler. Jr.
                                             James W. Huggler, Jr.
                                             State Bar No. 00795437
                                          Attorney for Kenneth Walker

                           CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      This is to certify that on December 1, 2015, a true and correct copy of the above

and foregoing document was served on Mike West, Smith County District Attorney's

Office, and Lisa McMinn, State Prosecuting Attorney by electronic filing.

                                        /S/ James W. Huggler. Jr.
                                       James W. Huggler, Jr.