PD-1551-15 PD-1551-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 11/30/2015 3:50:45 PM Accepted 12/1/2015 2:08:28 PM ABEL ACOSTA No. CLERK In the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas At Austin  No. 14-14-00700-CR In the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth District of Texas At Houston  GEORGE NEAL WILLIAMS Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee  STATE’S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW 

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS: COMES NOW THE STATE OF TEXAS, in accordance with Rules 10.5(b) and 68.2(c) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and files this motion for extension of time in which to file the State’s petition for discretionary review in this cause, and, in support thereof, presents the following:

December 1, 2015 1. In the 338th District Court of Harris County, Texas, in cause number 1425992, in The State of Texas v. George Neal Williams, Appellant was convicted of the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance.

2. On August 21, 2014, the Appellant was sentenced to one year in the state jail.

3. A written notice of appeal was filed on August 21, 2014.

4. The Fourteenth Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s judgment on October 29, 2015.

5. The State’s petition for discretionary review is due to be filed with this Court on November 30, 2015.

6. The State requests an extension of time in which to file its petition for discretionary review until December 21, 2015.

7. No previous extensions have been requested by the State.

8. The facts relied upon to explain the need for this extension are: The undersigned attorney is the Chief of the Appellate Division of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and he is assigned to the appeal in the appellant’s case. This week, the undersigned attorney is preparing a response to a double jeopardy claim in the following case: The State of Texas v. Robert Yetman 176th District Court The undersigned attorney has also been assigned the responsibility of preparing written and oral presentations on the new “open carry” laws to take effect in Texas on January 1, 2016.

WHEREFORE, the State prays that this Court will grant an extension of time until December 21, 2015 in which to file the State’s petition for discretionary review in this case.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Alan Curry ALAN CURRY Assistant District Attorney Harris County, Texas 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5826 TBC No. 05263700 [email protected] CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been mailed to the appellant’s attorney at the following address on November 30, 2015: Randall J. Ayers P.O. Box 1569 Houston, Texas 77251-1569

/s/ Alan Curry ALAN CURRY Assistant District Attorney Harris County, Texas 1201 Franklin, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 755-5826 TBC No. 05263700 [email protected] Date: November 30, 2015