Opinion
NUMBER 13-18-00392-CR
12-19-2019
GUSTAVO TIJERINA SANDOVAL, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Perkes
Order Per Curiam
Currently pending before this Court are two motions filed by appellant, Gustavo Tijerina Sandoval on December 12, 2019: (1) Motion to Stay Appellate Briefing Schedule and (2) Motion to Extend Time to File Appellant's Brief on Appeal. On July 18, 2019, this Court granted Appellant's Motion to Align the Briefing Schedule with the Court of Criminal Appeals. The case was previously abated on September 30, 2019, to allow for a supplemental record to be filed. A record was filed and the case was reinstated on November 14, 2019, with Appellant's brief due on December 16, 2019.
Appellant now requests that we stay the case in accordance with the briefing schedule set by the Court of Criminal Appeals. We DENY the part of the motion requesting a stay, as the briefing schedules have already been aligned. We GRANT appellant's motion requesting a fifth extension of time to file his brief. Appellant's brief is due thirty (30) days from the date of this order.
Appellant refers to his companion case, case number AP-77, 081, filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals in this motion. Appellant is mistaken in his assertion that the case is still under abatement with the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals reinstated appellant's companion case on November 14, 2019, and his brief is also due with that Court on December 16, 2019.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
PER CURIAM Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Delivered and filed the 19th day of December, 2019.