ACCEPTED 01-14-00965-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/7/2015 7:04:09 AM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 01-14-00965-CR FILED IN IN THE 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 4/7/2015 7:04:09 AM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE COURT OF APPEALS Clerk

FOR THE

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT HOUSTON _____________________________________

ELMER ALVARADO APPELLANT

vs.

THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE ______________________________________

From the 248th District Court of Harris County, Texas Cause No. 1381604 ______________________________________

Appellant’s First Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief ______________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: Comes now Kyle B. Johnson, attorney appointed to represent the appellant in

these causes and files this Motion for an Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief, and

in support thereof, respectfully states to the Court as follows:

1. This appeal lies from the defendant’s conviction (by jury) for Indecency with a

Child in the case styled The State of Texas v. Elmer Alvarado, cause number 1381604. Mr.

Alvarado received 5 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of

Criminal Justice on November 20, 2014.

2. The complete record in this case was filed on March 5, 2015 and the appellant’s

brief was due yesterday on April 6, 2015.

3. Counsel is finishing up another brief at present and has had a felony trial that has

been carried for the last couple of weeks. Given these as well as counsel’s regular

docket, counsel is requesting additional time to review this record and complete the

appellant’s brief. scheduled for this week. Counsel is asking that the current due date

be extended 60 days .GIVEN THE ABOVE, Kyle B. Johnson, attorney for Elmer

Alvarado, the appellant, prays that the due date for appellant brief be extended sixty

(60) days or until June 5, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Kyle B. Johnson Kyle B. Johnson TBN: 10763570 Preston, Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: (713) 223-4100 Fax: (713) 224-2889 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above document has been forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney's Office by hand-delivering a copy to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals on this 23rd day of February, 2015.

Allen Curry Appellate Division Harris County District Attorney's Office th 1201 Franklin, 6 Floor Houston, Texas 77002

/s/ Kyle B. Johnson Kyle B. Johnson