The opinion
ACCEPTED
06-15-00057-CR
SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
10/2/2015 4:27:35 PM
DEBBIE AUTREY
CLERK
NO. 06-15-00057-CR
FILED IN
MARCUS LESLIE, § 6th COURT
ON APPEAL OF APPEALS
FROM THE
TEXARKANA, TEXAS
Appellant §
10/2/2015 4:27:35 PM
§ 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DEBBIE AUTREY
VS. § Clerk
§
STATE OF TEXAS, § COURT OF BOWIE COUNY
Appellee § TEXAS
MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR FILING STATE’S BRIEF
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
COMES NOW the State of Texas by and through her below named Criminal
District Attorney and for its Motion for Belated Filing of Appellee’s Brief states as
follows:
I.
1. This case is pending from the 5th Judicial District of Bowie County, Texas.
2. The case is styled State of Texas v. Marcus Leslie, Cause No. 13F1027-005.
3. Appellant was found guilty of the felony offense of Possession of a Firearm by a
Felon and sentenced to fifty (50) years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
4. Appellant’s Brief was filed with this Court on September 2, 2015, making the
State’s Brief originally due on or about October 2, 2015.
5. The State has not previously requested an extension of time for filing a brief.
II.
The Brief was not timely prepared in this matter due to the press of the business,
both trial and appellate. Said business includes, but is not limited to, the following
since Appellant’s brief was filed:
Preparation of the Appellate brief in Donald Brown v. State of Texas, Cause
No. 06-14-00183-CR, which was filed on September 9, 2015.
Pre-trial meetings and trial preparation for the trial of State of Texas v.
Richard Turner throughout the week of September 8-11, 2015. The trial began
in the 102nd District Court of Bowie County on September 15, 2015 and
concluded September 18, 2015.
Preparation of the Appellate brief in Bennie Johnson v. State of Texas, Cause
No. 06-14-00194-CR, which was filed on September 21, 2015.
Preparation and attendance at the pre-indictment and trial dockets in the 5th
District Court on September 21, 2015.
Preparation of the Appellate brief in Terrence Davis v. State of Texas, Cause
No. 06-15-00011-CR, which was filed on September 30, 2015.
Preparation and attendance at the Grand Jury Proceedings on October 1, 2015
at the Bowie County Courthouse in New Boston, Texas.
Preparation and attendance at the hearing on Defendant’s Motion for New
Trial in State of Texas v. Gary Carson, on October 2, 1015.
III.
The State’s attorney has been diligent in pursuing this appeal. This motion is
made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, on the bases of Rule 73 rule of the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure, the State respectfully requests this court to grant the Motion for
Extension of Time for the filing of the State’s Brief.
Respectfully submitted,
__/s/ Lauren N. Sutton______
LAUREN N. SUTTON
Texas Bar No. 24079421
601 Main Street
Texarkana, TX 75501
ASSISTANT DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion to
Extend Time for Filing State’s Brief was forwarded to Mr. Troy Hornsby counsel
for Appellant, on this the 2nd day of October, 2015.
__/s/ Lauren N. Sutton______
LAUREN N. SUTTON