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ACCEPTED
                                                                                     01-15-00132-CR
                                                                          FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                  HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                                               5/11/2015 11:49:23 PM
                                                                               CHRISTOPHER PRINE
                                                                                              CLERK

                               No. 01-15-00132-CR

RICHARD CHARLES OWINGS, JR.                   §   IN THE COURT OF  APPEALS
                                                                FILED IN
                                                            1st COURT OF APPEALS
                                              §                 HOUSTON, TEXAS
VS.                                           §   FOR THE FIRST   DISTRICT
                                                            5/11/2015 11:49:23 PM
                                              §             CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
THE STATE OF TEXAS                            §   OF TEXAS           Clerk

      MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT OF APPEALS:

      COMES NOW Richard Charles Owings, Jr., Appellant, by and though his

undersigned attorney of record, and files this Motion to Extend Time to File

Appellant’s brief herein, and as sufficient cause therefore shows the following

facts within the personal knowledge of Appellant’s attorney:

                                        I.

      Appellant was indicted for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a

Child. Appellant pled not guilty and proceeded to trial. The trial jury found

Appellant guilty and sentenced him to serve 30 years in prison. Appellant filed

timely written notice of appeal.

                                        II.

      On April 9, 2015, Appellant’s attorney received notice from this Honorable

Court of Appeals that Appellant’s complete trial record had been filed with the

Court, making Appellant’s brief due on or before May 11, 2015.

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                                           III.

      Appellant’s attorney hereby requests that the due date for Appellant’s brief

be extended by a period of 30 days until June 10, 2015. This is Appellant’s first

request for an extension in this matter.

                                           IV.

      The facts relied upon to reasonably explain the need for the requested

extension are as follows:

      Appellant’s attorney is a solo practitioner who has had a full schedule of

daily court appearances on numerous pending felony cases since April 15, 2015. In

addition, during this same time period Appellant’s attorney was involved in pre-

trial preparations and a subsequent three day jury trial in a felony case, as well as

in pre-trial preparations in four other pending felony trial cases. Further, during

this same time period Appellant’s attorney was involved in reviewing records and

researching points of error in seven other pending direct appeals.

      Given the foregoing facts, Appellant’s attorney did not have adequate time

available to properly review the appellate record, fully research potential points of

error, and draft and file an appropriate appellate brief on Appellant’s behalf by the

current due date of May 11, 2015.

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      WHEREFORE, ALL PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this

Honorable Court of Appeals will grant this motion and extend the time to file

Appellant’s brief for a period of 30 days to June 10, 2015.

                                             Respectfully Submitted,

                                             /s/ Randall J. Ayers
                                             _________________________
                                             Randall J. Ayers
                                             Attorney for Appellant
                                             State Bar #01465950
                                             P.O. Box 1569
                                             Houston, Texas 77251-1569
                                             rjayerslaw@comcast.net (e-mail)
                                             281-493-6333 (office)
                                             281-493-9609 (fax)

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                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I certify that I served the foregoing motion on the District Attorney of Harris

County, Texas, by sending a copy to Mr. Alan Curry, Chief of the Appellate

Division, Harris County District Attorney’s Office, via electronic service to

curry_alan@dao.hctx.net on May 11, 2015.

                                             /s/ Randall J. Ayers
                                             _________________________
                                             Randall J. Ayers
                                             Attorney for Appellant
                                             State Bar #01465950
                                             P.O. Box 1569
                                             Houston, Texas 77251-1569
                                             rjayerslaw@comcast.net (e-mail)
                                             281-493-6333 (office)
                                             281-493-9609 (fax)

                      CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

      Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 9(i)(3) of the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure I certify that this document contains 535 words.

                                             /s/ Randall J. Ayers
                                             _________________________
                                             Randall J. Ayers
                                             Attorney for Appellant
                                             State Bar #01465950
                                             P.O. Box 1569
                                             Houston, Texas 77251-1569
                                             rjayerslaw@comcast.net (e-mail)
                                             281-493-6333 (office)
                                             281-493-9609 (fax)

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