Opinion
No. 04-13-00242-CR &04-13-00243-CR
07-25-2013
James Michael CHIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the 290th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 2012CR5328 & 2011CR7140
Honorable Melisa Skinner, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Appellant has filed a motion to consolidate appeal numbers 04-13-00242-CR and 04-13-00243-CR. Due to the similarities between the two cases, this court has determined that the two cases should be consolidated for briefing and argument. It is therefore ORDERED that the motion to consolidate is GRANTED. The parties shall file all motions, briefs, and other documents as if the two appeals were one case, but shall include both appeal numbers with the style of the case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.3(a). The records for the two appeals shall remain separated. Both cases shall be argued together, as a single appeal, and the total time limit for each side at oral argument shall equal the ordinary time limit for a single appeal. The court will dispose of the entire case with the same judgment, opinion, and mandate.
The appellant's brief was originally due to be filed on June 21, 2013. The appellant's first motion for extension of time was granted, extending the deadline for filing the brief to July 22, 2013. On July 22, 2013, the appellant filed a motion requesting an additional extension of time to file the brief until August 21, 2013, for a total extension of sixty days. The motion is GRANTED. THIS IS THE FINAL EXTENSION OF TIME THAT THE APPELLANT WILL BE GRANTED. The appellant's brief must be filed by August 21, 2013.
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Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 25th day of July, 2013.
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Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court