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                                                                                        03-15-00110-CR
                                                                                                6229707
                                                                             THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                        AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                                                                  7/27/2015 10:55:07 AM
                                                                                      JEFFREY D. KYLE
                               NO. 03-15-00110-CR                                                CLERK


                                      IN THE
                                                                       FILED IN
                                                                3rd COURT OF APPEALS
                              COURT OF APPEALS                       AUSTIN, TEXAS
                                                                7/27/2015 10:55:07 AM
                          THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS                   JEFFREY D. KYLE
                                                                         Clerk

                                AUSTIN, TEXAS

THOMAS KRAUSZ                               §                        APPELLANT

VS.                                         §

THE STATE OF TEXAS                          §                          APPELLEE

            APPEAL FROM THE 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

                           TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

                         CAUSE NO. D1-DC-13-302230

            STATE'S FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

      The State of Texas respectfully moves for an extension of the deadline for

filing the State’s brief and, in accordance with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure

38.6 and 10.5(b), advises the Court as follows:

      (a) Following his conviction for Possession Prohibited Weapon, the

appellant filed his notice of appeal in the above cause on February 9, 2015.

Appellant filed a brief on June 29, 2015.

      (b)    The State’s brief is currently due on July 29, 2015.
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      (c)     This request is that the deadline for filing the State’s brief be extended

by 30 days.

      (d)     The number of previous extensions of time granted for submission of

the State’s brief is: none.

      (e)     The State relies upon the following facts to reasonably explain the

need for an extension of the deadline:

              1. During the period since this brief was filed, the attorney assigned

                  to this case has been working on other pressing appellate matters

                  and has not had sufficient time to prepare an adequate response to

                  this brief.

              2. This request is not made for the purpose of delay, but to ensure

                  that the Court has a proper State’s brief to aid in the just

                  disposition of the above cause.




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      WHEREFORE, the State of Texas respectfully requests that the deadline for

filing the State’s brief be extended to August 28, 2015.

                                             Respectfully submitted,

                                             ROSEMARY LEHMBERG
                                             District Attorney
                                             Travis County, Texas

                                             /s/ Lisa Stewart
                                             Lisa Stewart
                                             Assistant District Attorney
                                             State Bar No. 06022700
                                             P.O. Box 1748
                                             Austin, Texas 78767
                                             (512) 854-9400
                                             Fax No. 854-4810
                                             Lisa.Stewart@traviscountytx.gov
                                             AppellateTCDA@traviscountytx.gov




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                      CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

      Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(i), I hereby certify, based

upon the computer program used to generate this motion, that this motion contains

227 words, excluding words contained in those parts of the motion that Rule 9.4(i)

exempts from inclusion in the word count. I certify, further, that this motion is

printed in a conventional, 14-point typeface.

                                                /s/ Lisa Stewart
                                                Lisa Stewart
                                                Assistant District Attorney

                         CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I hereby certify that, on the 27th day of July, 2015, a true and correct copy of

this motion was served, by U.S. mail, electronic mail, facsimile, or electronically

through the electronic filing manager, to the Appellant’s attorney, Cherie A.

Ballard, Ballard & Mullowney, P.C., 900 RR 620 S, Suite C101-205, Austin,

Texas 78734, cherieballard@austin.rr.com.

                                                /s/ Lisa Stewart
                                                Lisa Stewart
                                                Assistant District Attorney




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