Opinion
No. 06-13-00040-CR No. 06-13-00041-CR
06-11-2013
JONATHAN TRUJILLO, Appellant v. STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 8th District Court
Hopkins County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 0920903 & 0921175
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
ORDER
Cynthia L. Braddy, counsel for the appellant, Jonathan Trujillo, has filed a motion to extend time to file the appellant's brief. The brief was due May 30, 2013.
In her motion, counsel does not provide the Court with a reasonable explanation of the need for an extension of time. This Court interprets Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b)(2) as requiring counsel to provide the Court with specific information to justify the requested extension, including the cause numbers of other briefs filed, the dates they were filed, the dates of trials, how long those trials are expected to last, etc. Broad, general statements do not provide the required facts and are not adequate to meet the requirements of the rule. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b)(2).
All future motions to extend time must contain case-specific information adequate to justify the request, or they will be denied.
In this instance, we grant the motion for an extension, for a period of thirty days, making appellant's brief now due July 1, 2013. Further requests for extensions will not be looked upon with favor.
IT IS SO ORDERED.