Hernandez, Valentin Junior ( 2015 )

PD-0246-15 & PD-0247-15
PD-0246&0247-15 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 3/4/2015 10:43:25 AM
Accepted 3/6/2015 11:01:40 AM
ABEL ACOSTA
No. __________________ CLERK
IN THE
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
SITTING AT AUSTIN, TEXAS
VALENTIN JUNIOR HERNANDEZ
Appellant
March 6, 2015 V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee
On Petition for Discretionary Review from the Fifth Court of Appeals
Sitting at Dallas, Texas
in Cause No.
05-13-00478-CR & 05-13-00479-CR
On appeal from Criminal District Court No. 1
of Dallas County, Texas
In Cause No. F12-61625-H & F12-62626-H
MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME
IN WHICH TO FILE
PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIE
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COMES NOW Valentin Junior Hernandez, Appellant, and respectfully
submits this Motion for an Extension of Time in Which to File Petition for
Discretionary Review in the above entitled and numbered cause. In support of this
Motion, Appellant would show this Honorable Court the following:
I.
In trial case number, F12-61625 and F12-61626, Appellant pled not guilty to
aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in Criminal District Court Number 1 of
Dallas County, Texas. (CR1: 42; CR2: 381). A trial was held before a jury, and the
jury found Appellant guilty of both offenses. (CR1: 42: CR2: 38). After a trial on
punishment, the jury assessed punishment at twenty years imprisonment. (CR1: 42;
CR2: 38). Judgment was entered by the trial court on April 3, 2013. (CR1: 42; CR2:
38). Notice of appeal was timely filed. (CR1: 47; CR2: 43).
II.
Appellant’s conviction was affirmed in the Court of Appeals on February 3,
2015 in an unpublished opinion. Hernandez v. State, No. 005-13-00478/00479-CR,
2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 996 (Tex. App. – Dallas, February 3, 2015).
III.
The deadline for filing a Petition for Discretionary Review is March 5, 2015.
1 CR1 refers to the District Court Clerk’s record in F12-61625-H; CR2 refers to the District
Court Clerk’s record in F12-61626-H.
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Appellant brings this motion for an extension of time within 15 days of the last date for
filing Petition for Discretionary Review, i.e., by filing this motion electronically on
March 4, 2015. TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2 (c).
IV.
Appellant requests an extension of time for a period of thirty (30) days. No prior
request for an extension of time has been made.
V.
The facts relied upon to show good cause for this requested extension are as
follows:
(1) The undersigned attorney filed a petition for discretionary review in
cause number PD-1541-14 styled Leonardo Geronimo Renteria Sanchez v.
State of Texas on December 18, 2014 pending in the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals, Austin, Texas.
(2) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 05-13-01710-CR
styled Errington Charles Hatch v. State of Texas on January 31, 2015
pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
(3) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 08-14-00208-CR
styled Danielle Lozono v. State of Texas on February 17, 2015 pending in the
8th District Court of Appeals, El Paso, Texas.
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(4) The undersigned attorney filed a brief in cause number 05-14-
00447/00448/00449/00450/00451-CR styled Chason Matthew Oden v. State
of Texas on February 20, 2015 pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals,
Dallas, Texas.
(5) The undersigned attorney anticipates filing a brief on March 4, 2015 in
cause number 05-14-00720-CR styled Raymond Edwards III v. State of
Texas pending in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
(6) The undersigned attorney is preparing a brief in cause numbers 05-14-
00331/00332/00333/00334-CR styled Neko Boykin v. State of Texas pending
in the 5th District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas.
VI.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant respectfully requests
that this Honorable Court extend time for filing the Petition for Discretionary Review
for 30 days.
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Nanette Hendrickson
Lynn Richardson Nanette Hendrickson
Chief Public Defender Assistant Public Defender
Dallas County, Texas State Bar No. 24081423
Frank Crowley Courts Building
133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB-2
Dallas, Texas 75207-4399
nanette.hendrickson
@dallascounty.org
(214) 653-3582 (phone)
(214) 653-3539 (fax)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing brief was served on the Dallas
County Criminal District Attorney’s Office (Appellate Section), 133 N. Industrial
Blvd., LB-19, 10th Floor, Dallas, Texas, 75207, by hand delivery and electronic
service to Lori Ordiway at DCDAAppeals@dallascounty.org on March 4, 2015.
/s/ Nanette Hendrickson
Nanette Hendrickson
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