Court Opinion

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ACCEPTED
                                                                                                            01-14-01031
                                                                                               FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                                       HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                                                                    1/23/2015 7:00:05 PM
                                                                                                     CHRISTOPHER PRINE
                                                                                                                  CLERK

                               IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
                                       FOR THE
                           FIRST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
                                                                                     FILED IN
                                                                              1st COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                  HOUSTON, TEXAS
OMAR IBRAHIM                                    §                             1/23/2015 7:00:05 PM
         APPELLANT                              §                             CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
VS.                                             §                                     Clerk
                                                §               CASE NO. 01-14-00785-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS                              §
          APPELLEE                              §

                                MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF
                             TIME TO FILE APPELLANT'S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

        Marcus J. Fleming, counsel for appellant, OMAR IBRAHIM, makes this motion per Rule

73 and 74(n) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and moves this Court for an extension of

time to file appellant's brief. In support of this motion, appellant shows:

                                                     I.

        Jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under Tex. R. App. P. 73(a), as an appeal from a

conviction entered by the 178th District Court of Harris County and styled, The State of Texas v.

OMAR IBRAHIM, in cause no. 1362139.

                                                    II.

        The court’s record has been filed. Counsel has not requested a previous extension of time to

file appellant's brief.

                                                    III.

        The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that this Court may grant a request for an

extension of time to file appellant's brief, upon a showing of a reasonable explanation of the need

for time. Tex. R. App. 73(n).
                                                   IV.

        This is an appeal of a murder conviction resulting after a one-week jury trial. The reporter’s

record is lengthy. Counsel for appellant has been required to attend to numerous cases in and out of

the courtroom which required a great deal of attention.         Counsel is currently preparing for the

following jury trials scheduled for the month of February in both Harris and Galveston Counties:

HARRIS COUNTY:

-State vs. Dina Coleman-Buckley; Cause no. 1419024; 180th District Court.

GALVESTON COUNTY:

-State vs. Darnell Harris; Cause nos. 13CR1474/1534; 212th District Court;
-State vs. Dorothy Meshell; Cause no. 13CR3339; 212th District Court;
-State vs. Daniel Hearn; Cause no. 14CR0161; 405th District Court;
-State vs. Raymond Torres; Cause no. 14CR0479; 212th District Court;
-State vs. Raymond Vargas; Cause no. 14CR0997; 405th District Court;
-State vs. Rodolfo Rodriguez; Cause no. 14CR1234; 56th District Court; and
-State vs. Taleisen Hill; Cause no. 14CR1603; 56th District Court.

        Counsel is also researching and briefing two additional appeals:

-Eric Martin vs. State of Texas; 14-14-00761-CR / 14-14-00762-CR; and
-Lakeisha Scott vs. State of Texas; 1-14-01031-CR.

        The requested extension of time in which to file appellant's brief is necessary to adequately

represent appellant by insuring that counsel has fully researched the law and issues applicable to this

appeal. This motion is neither frivolous nor filed for the purpose of delay but is filed so that the

interests of justice may be served and that no rights and privileges of appellant are harmed and

prejudiced but are adequately protected.

                                               PRAYER

        Counsel for appellant prays the Court to grant permission for a sixty (60) day extension of

time to file appellant's brief beyond the filing date of this motion.
                                                      Respectfully submitted,

                                                      /s/ Marcus J. Fleming

                                                      Marcus J. Fleming
                                                      State Bar No. 00784058
                                                      9219 Katy Freeway, Suite 220
                                                      Houston, Texas 77024
                                                      (713) 224-1970 Phone
                                                      (832) 649-3932 Fax

                                   CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       This is to certify that on this the   day of            , 2015 a true and correct copy of the

foregoing was forwarded to all counsel of record pursuant to Rules 72 and 21a of the Texas Rules of

Procedure.

                                                      /s/ Marcus J. Fleming

                                                      Marcus J. Fleming