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                                                                                                 01-15-00442-CR
                                                                                      FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                              HOUSTON, TEXAS
                                                                                            7/31/2015 4:00:54 PM
                                                                                           CHRISTOPHER PRINE
                                                                                                          CLERK

                            CAUSE NO. 01-15-00442-CR

                                                                           FILED IN
JOHN VALENCIA                              §                    1st COURT
                                                       IN THE COURT   OF OF  APPEALS
                                                                          APPEALS
                                                                    HOUSTON, TEXAS
    [Appellant]                                                     7/31/2015 4:00:54 PM
                                            §                       CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE
VS.                                                    OF THE     FIRST Clerk
                                            §
THE STATE OF TEXAS
         [Appellee]                                    SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT


                    MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
                       TO FILE APPELLATE BRIEF


TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:

      COMES NOW JOHN VALENCIA, Appellant, and files this motion for an

extension of 60 days in which to file his appellate brief. In support of this motion,

Appellant shows the court the following:

                                            I

      The Appellant was convicted and then sentenced on April 29, 2015 in the 180th

Criminal District in Harris County, Texas in Cause No. 1397404 of Capital Murder. The

Appellant was convicted by the jury and sentenced to an automatic life sentence in the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division.

      A written notice of appeal was filed on the same day. The clerk’s record was filed

on June 22, 2015 and the reporter’s record was filed on May 31, 2015. This is

Appellant’s first request for an extension of time, the Appellant’s brief was due July 22,
2015.

                                            II

        An extension of time is necessary so that counsel can adequately brief the issues

presented.

        Counsel has received the record and reviewed trial counsel’s file. Nevertheless,

counsel has not completed reading the record. Counsel has been out of town on two

work related matters (July 24 and July 26-28) and has been preparing for a trial that was

set on July15, 2015 but then reset to August 12, 2015. Counsel is also working on an

appeal which is slightly older than this appeal.

        Further, counsel has spent some time with her young children during their

summer break from school.

        For these personal and professionals reasons, counsel requests an extension

until September 30, 2015 to file her brief.

        WHEREFORE, Appellant prays the court grant this motion and extend the

deadline for filing the appellate brief to September 30, 2015.

                                           RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

                                            /s/ Deborah Summers
                                           Deborah Summers
                                           State Bar No. 19505600
                                           11210 Steeplecrest, Suite 120
                                           Houston, Texas 77065
                                           (281) 897-9600
                                           Summerspc@sbcglobal.net
                                          ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT



                          CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE



      This is to certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing

instrument has been furnished to the District Attorney's Office of Harris County, Texas,

by e-service to the District Attorney email, on the 31st day of July 2015.




                                               /s/ Deborah Summers
                                               Deborah Summers
                           CAUSE NO. 01-15-00442-CR



JOHN VALENCIA                             §          IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
    [Appellant]
                                          §
VS.                                                  OF THE FIRST
                                          §
THE STATE OF TEXAS
         [Appellee]                                  SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT



                                     ORDER



      On this the      day of         , 2015 came to be heard Appellant's Motion for

Extension of Time to File Appellate Brief, and it appears to the court that this motion

should be:



GRANTED



DENIED

      IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the time for filing the Appellate Brief in

the above cause is extended to            , 2015.


                                        JUDGE PRESIDING
                          CAUSE NO. 01-15-00442-CR



JOHN VALENCIA                            §     IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
    [Appellant]
                                         §
VS.                                            OF THE FIRST
                                         §
THE STATE OF TEXAS
         [Appellee]                            SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT

                                AFFIDAVIT


      COMES NOW Deborah Summers, before the undersigned authority, and swears

to the following:



         My name is Deborah Summers. I am the attorney of record in the
         above cause. The foregoing Appellant's Motion For Extension of
         Time to File Appellate Brief was prepared under my direction. Each
         and every factual allegation contained therein is true and correct.


                                   /s/ Deborah Summers
                                   Deborah Summers
