NO. ___________________

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS STATE OF TEXAS ______________________________________________

ARNULFO GARCIA CANTU Appellant

VS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee _______________________________________________

Appealed from the Court of Appeals 14th District of Texas Cause Number 14-13-00854-CR

Appealed from the 56th District Court of Galveston County, Texas Cause Number 12CR3324 _______________________________________________

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW _______________________________________________

Joseph Salhab State Bar #17532300 2028 Buffalo Terrace Houston, Texas 77019 Tel. (713) 528-1005 Fax: (713) 528-0153 [email protected]

COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT ARNULFO GARCIA CANTU TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

COMES NOW, Arnulfo Cantu, Appellant, by and through his attorney of

record on appeal, Joseph Salhab, files this Motion for Extension of Time to File

Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review. In support of said Motion, the

Appellant shows the Court the following:

I.

The Appellant was convicted in the 56th District Court of Galveston County,

Texas, on or about August 29, 2013, in Cause Number 12CR3324, of Indecency

with a Child.

II.

Appellant appealed to the 14th Court of Appeals under Cause Number

14-13-00854-CR.

III.

The 14th Court of Appeals decided the case December 9, 2014. The

deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is 30 days after the appellate

judgment, or January 8, 2015.

IV.

Appellant is requesting the Court grant an extension of sixty (60) days for

filing the Appellant's Petition for Discretionary Review until March 9, 2015.

V.

Appellant's request for an extension of time is based on the fact that Appellant has informed present counsel that he is searching and interviewing

potential new counsel to file a Petition for Discretionary Review on his behalf.

Appellant needs additional time to find suitable counsel, and the new counsel

would need time to review the case and prepare an appropriate petition.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that the Court

grant an extension of sixty (60) days until March 9, 2015, to file Appellant's Petition

for Discretionary Review.

Respectfully submitted,

___/s/ Joseph Salhab___ Joseph Salhab State Bar #17532300 2028 Buffalo Terrace Houston, Texas 77019 Tel. (713) 528-1005 Fax: (713) 528-2424 [email protected]

COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANT ARNULFO GARCIA CANTU

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion was delivered to Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Texas, via fax on the _6th_ day of __January___, 2015.

___/s/ Joseph Salhab___ JOSEPH SALHAB