                               PDR NO. PD-0616-15 LQj^-^
MELVIN LEE SANDERS, III                   §              I/O                  in o/ J<L
      Petitioner,                        §      IN THE COURT OF CR(DM(DNAL /^SrffcVcr
                                          §
Vs.                                       §     APPEALS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS.
                                          §
THE STATE OF TEXAS,                       §
     Respondant.                          §
  MOTION FOR EXTENTION OF TIME TO FILE HIS MOTION FOR REHEARING

      COMES NOW, Melvin Sanders, III, #01.931978, Petitioner in the

above -styled and -numbered cause and files his motion for re

hearing pursuant to the Texas Rules of Appellate Proced^iE,e^l7=9°VED SN
                                                                 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
and shows     this Honorable Court GOOD CAUSE to GRANT this motion as
                                                                      OCT 23 2015
follows:


      1- On October 7, 2015, this Honorable Court has ft^Ae&tfi1©!©!*
Petitioner's pro se Petition.-of Discretionary Review.

      2* Pursuant to Rule 79.1, a Petitioner has 15 days ff^^^^U
date of the judgement or order to file his motion for refi§£M|Al-APPEALS
See Tex.App.Proc.R 79/1.                                 OCT 23 2015
      3* The Petitioner is incarcerated in the TDCJ-CID^^f^jgJ^ qjq^
unit in Anderson County, Texas, and is indigent.

      4* The Coffield unit only allows for inmates to have only

10 hours per week to conduct their research, prepare, and write

out   thier   documents   to   the   Courts.

       5* The Coffield unit is currently on a "lockdown" and the

10 hour access went down to only 9 caselaw(s), statutes, or aut
horities to review per week.

      6* The Petitioner's current due date is November 1, 2015.

       1' The Petitioner is seeking for.a 30 day extention.               There

fore the Proposed deadline will fall on December 1, 2015, in or^

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der for the Petitioner to properly prepare and file his motion

for rehearing.

                           PRAYER FOR RELIEF

        Petitioner prays that this Honorable Court will GRANT this

motion and extend the deadline to December 1, 2015, or a reason

able time to prepare and file his PDR

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                                   Melvin Lee Sanders    III
                                   #01931978-Coffield
                                   2661 FM 2054
                                   Tenn.Colony, Tx. 75884
                                   Pro   se.

                          INMATE DECLARATION

        I, Melvin Lee Sanders.Ill, #01931978, being incarcerated in

the TDCJ-CID Coffield unit in Anderson County, Texas.^" declares

that the foregoing is true and correct under the penalty of per
jury.     Executed this day of October 17, 2015. j)       a

                                   Melvin Lee Sanders    III
                                   #01931978-Coffield
                                   2661 FM 2054
                                   Tenn.Colony, Tx. 75884
                                   Pro   se.


                           PROOF OF MAILING

     I, Melvin Lee Sanders III, #01921978, have placed this motion

for rehearing, into the internal mailing system of the Coffield

unit in Anderson County, Texas, on October 17, 2015.           This is

true and correct under the penalty of perjury.        Executed this day

of October 17, 2015

                                  ^LfVl  \xM f2W
                                   Melvin Lee Sanders    III

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    #01931978-Coffield
    2661 FM 2054
    Tenn.Colonyy Tx. 75884
    Pro   se.




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