ACCEPTED 1457597 FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON,TEXAS 7/20/2015 4:04:06 PM In the Court of Appeals for the CHRISTOPHER PRINE First or Fourteenth IRTEEN/TH District.Court DISTRICT, LOUR" of Appeals CLERK N<y -15-fr^27-CR On Appeal from The 338th District Court Ex Parte Harris County, Texas Michael Brent Sewell Trial Court Cause No. 1457597 Motion to Extend Time to File Notice of Ap

To the Honorable Court:

Appellant moves, under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.3, to extend time to file his notice of appeal until July 20, 2015.

The deadline for filing the notice of appeal wasJuly 15, 2015.

The trial court is the 338th District Court.

The appealable judgment (denial of habeas corpus relief) was signed on June 16, 2015.

The trial court case number is 1457597. The style of the case in the trial court is Ex Parte Michael Brent Sewell.

The notice of appeal was filed in the trial court on July 20, 2015; a copy is attached to this motion.

Counsel thought that he had already, beforeJuly 10, 2015, filed the notice of appeal; the trial court pointed out on July 20, 2015 that he had not.

No previous extensions have been granted regarding the notice of appeal.

Certificate of Service A copy of this motion will be served on the District Attorney by the Efile system.

Respectfully Submitted, Bennett & Bennett, Lawyers by:

Mark Bennett TBN 00792970 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor Houston, Texas 77002 713.224.1747 [email protected]