Opinion
No. 06-12-00035-CR
07-24-2012
RONNIE CHARLES BAYLOR, JR., Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 354th Judicial District Court
Hunt County, Texas
Trial Court No. 26920
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
ORDER
Carol Day Gustin, counsel for the appellant, has filed a motion to extend time to file the appellant's brief. The brief was due July 19, 2012.
In her motion, counsel does not provide the Court with a reasonable explanation of the need for an extension of time, stating only that she "is a solo practitioner with numerous pending cases in two District Courts and in two County Courts at Law in addition to her appellate work." This Court interprets Rule 10.5(b)(1) 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. Generic 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)(1).
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 the brief now due August 20, 2012. Further requests for extensions will not be looked upon with favor.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT