ACCEPTED

11-16-00314-CR

ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS

EASTLAND, TEXAS

7/6/2017 2:43 PM

SHERRY WILLIAMSON

CLERK NO. 11-16-00314-CR ANTHONY JAMES GARCIA, § THE ELEVENTH COURT

FILED IN

Appellant § 11th COURT OF APPEALS

EASTLAND, TEXAS vs. § OF APPEALS AT 07/06/17 2:43:47 PM

§ SHERRY WILLIAMSON THE STATE OF TEXAS, § EASTLAND, TEXAS Clerk

Appellee §

FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:

Comes Now, Anthony James Garcia, Appellant, and files this Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief under Rules 10.5(b) and 38.6(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and would show:

I.

The deadline for filing Appellant’s brief is July 5, 2017. Appellant has received no previous extensions of time to file his brief.

II.

Appellant hereby requests a sixty-two (62) day extension of time to file his brief until September 5, 2017. This request is based on the following:

1. The undersigned, who is a solo practitioner, had to undergo major surgery

in May and has been recuperating from it. She is attempting to take care of

matters she has been unable to attend to. These matters include, but are not

limited to, appellate briefs in Levi Turner vs. The State of Texas, No. 13-

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17-00227-CR; and Felix Pina vs. The State of Texas, No. 03-17-00129-

CR. 2. The undersigned’s support staff will be on vacation June 26 – July 10,

2017. 3. This extension of time is necessary to accord Appellant with effective

assistance of counsel on appeal.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant requests that this Court grant a sixty-two (62) day extension of time to file his brief until September 5, 2017.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Connie J. Kelley

Connie J. Kelley

Attorney for Appellant

1108 Lavaca, #110-221

Austin, TX 78701

(512)445-4504

(512)478-2318 (fax)

[email protected]

State Bar No. 11199600

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that I sent a true and correct copy of the foregoing to the Brown County Criminal District Attorney, Michael Murray, at 200 S. Broadway, Rm. 323, Brownwood, Texas 76801 by regular mail on this 20th of June, 2017.

/s/ Connie J. Kelley

Connie J. Kelley

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

This is to certify that the foregoing document is in 14 point font. The word count is 212 words, which is in compliance with T.R.A.P. Rule 9.4.

/s/ Connie J. Kelley

Connie J. Kelley

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