TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-08-00460-CR

Santos Suazo, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. D-1-DC-07-500020, HONORABLE MELISSA YOUNG GOODWIN, JUDGE PRESIDING

O R D E R

PER CURIAM

Appellant filed his notice of appeal on July 11, 2008. The record was filed October 21. On November 21, appellant's attorney filed a request for an extension of time to file his brief. We granted that motion, making the brief due December 22. On December 23, counsel filed a second motion for further time, which we granted, extending the deadline to January 21, 2009. Counsel has now filed a third motion, asking for another thirty days to file the brief. We grant this motion and order counsel to file the brief no later than February 20, 2009. If the brief is not filed, we will abate the matter and refer it to the trial court for further proceedings under rule 38.8 of the rules of appellate procedure. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.8

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Puryear and Henson

Filed: February 3, 2009

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