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                                                                                       01-14-00054-CR
                                                                             FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                     HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                                                  2/19/2015 3:44:58 PM
                                                                                   CHRISTOPHER PRINE
                                                                                                CLERK

                        APPEAL NO. 01-14-00054-CR
                   IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
                   FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS       FILED IN
                                                    1st COURT OF APPEALS
                            HOUSTON, TEXAS              HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                          2/19/2015 3:44:58 PM
                                                          CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
ALPHONSON MALONE                             §    APPELLANT       Clerk
                                             §
VS.                                          §
                                             §
THE STATE OF TEXAS                           §    APPELLEE

         APPEAL FROM COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW # 8
                   OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
                    TRIAL COURT NO. 1899612

                  MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
              FILE APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR A REHEARING

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS:

      NOW COMES, ALPHONSON MALONE, Appellant in the above styled and

numbered cause, by and through his attorney of record, GARY TABAKMAN, files

this Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Motion for a Rehearing of

30 Days in the above entitled and numbered cause. In support of this Motion,

Appellant will show as follows:

                                        I.

      The Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas rendered Opinion in this

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cause on February 10, 2015. Per Tex. R. App. P. 49.1, Appellant may file a motion

for rehearing within fifteen days of the court’s judgment or order.

                                         II.

      In the past 20 days, counsel for Appellant has been away from practice due to

the birth of a child and has returned to work on February 19, 2015.

                                         III.

      Due to the above information, Counsel has not had adequate time to review

the Opinion and prepare a Motion for Rehearing.

                                         IV.

      Appellant is requesting a twenty (30) day extension to file a Motion for

Rehearing.

                                     PRAYER

      WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant Malone prays that

the deadline for filing of Appellant’s Motion for Rehearing be extended for twenty

(30) days.

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                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                     /S/ Gary Tabakman
                                 BY: GARY TABAKMAN
                                     Attorney for Appellant
                                     712 Main St. Ste 2400
                                     Houston, TX 77002
                                     (713) 228-8500
                                     (713) 228-0034 (Fax)
                                     State Bar No. 24076065
                                     Gary@BSDLawfirm.com

                       CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Pursuant to Rule 9 of the Texas Rules Appellate Procedure, the undersigned counsel

of record certifies that the motion contains 294 words.

                                               /S/ Gary Tabakman
                                                GARY TABAKMAN

                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion

for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Motion for Rehearing was served via e-mail

delivery through eFile.TXCourts.gov to the Assistant District Attorney, Harris County

District Attorney’s Office, on February 19, 2015.

                                                    /S/ Gary Tabakman
                                                    GARY TABAKMAN

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                                NO. 01-14-00054-CR

ALPHONSON MALONE,                          §       IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
      Appellant                            §
VS.                                        §       IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                           §
THE STATE OF TEXAS,                        §       1st JUDICIAL DISTRICT
       Appellee

                                       ORDER

      On this the _____ day of _______________, 2015, came on to be heard the

Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing and the Court

is of the opinion that this Motion should be:

      GRANTED, and the deadline for filing the Appellant's brief in No.

01-14-00054-CR is extended to _______________ _____, 2015.

      DENIED, to which action of the Court the Appellant objects.

SIGNED this the _____ day of _______________, 2015.

                                        __________________________________
                                        JUSTICE PRESIDING

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