Court Opinion

ID: 4047913
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-09-29 00:31:09.516348+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:05:08.168597
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PD-0697-15                                           RECEIVED IN
                                                                                       COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                                                                                JUN 05 2015
                                        CAUSE NO.

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Scott Richard Thornton                                   §              In the Texas Court of       ~      '

vs.                                                      §              Criminal Appeals

The State of Texas                                       §              at Austin, Texas

                           On Appeal from the Fifth Court of Appeals
                                                                                           RECEIVE©
                                     in Cause No. 05-14-00916-CR                           Court of Appeals

                                                                                            MAY 2 9 2015

                                  Appellant's Motion to Extend the                         Clerkflth District
                   Time for Filing a Petition for Discretionary Review

To the Honorable Judges of said Court:

        Comes     now     Appellant/ and respectfully requests that the time for filing

a     Petition     for     Discretionary      Review in the above-styled and numbered cause

be extended.        In support of this motion Appellant would show:

        1. On April          29/ 2015/ Appellant's conviction was affirmed by ffihepffiijWji
Court of Appeals in Cause No. 05-14-00916-CR styled ScottCRy§7arW Q$e¥i^nAPPEALS
v. The State of Texas.                                                                        JUN 10 2815

        2. The present deadline for filing a Petition for DiscretiTc$aVycR>iv%.eQ'erk
is     May     29/ 2015.     Appellant respectfully requests an extension of time until

July 29/ 2015.

        3.    No previous extension of time has been granted.

        4.    Appellant      would     show the Court that a reasonable explanation exists

for     the     requested        extension.    Appellant           is     currently incarcerated in the

Texas        Department     of     Criminal   Justice        and        has limited legal knowledge.

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Appellant must go to the unit law library to research and draft the issues.

      Wherefore,    premises    considered/      Appellant   respectfully   requests that

the    time   for   filing a Petition for Discretionary Review be extended to July
29, 2015.

                                                 Respectfully submitted,

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                                                 Scott Thornton, Appellant #1940344
                                                 Jester 3 Unit
                                                 3 Jester Road
                                                 Richmond, Texas 77406-8544

                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I   hereby    certify   that   a   copy of the foregoing motion has been served

on    the Dallas County District Attorney's Office/ by electronic EFILE service,

or ecf on this the 23rd day of May 2015:

Dallas County District Attorney's Office
Appellate Division
133 N. Riverfront Blvd./ LB 19
Dallas, Texas 75207

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                                                 Scott Tttbrnton, Appellant #1940344

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