In Re Garland
Opinion
Opinion
Jeffrey L. Garland, in pro. per.; and Dennis A. Fischer, Santa Monica, for Jeffrey L. Garland.
THE COURT.
On August 14, 1991, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, appellant Martin Anthony Navarette was sentenced to death. On August 24, 1994, this court appointed Jeffrey L. Garland to represent appellant in his automatic appeal, People v. Navarette (S022481, app.pending), and any related habeas corpus proceedings. The record on appeal was certified and filed with this court on December 10, 1997, and included a reporter's transcript of 2,604 pages and a clerk's transcript of 2,689 pages. This court informed Garland by letter dated December 10, 1997, that appellant's opening brief was due on January 20, 1998. This court thereafter granted requests for extensions of time to file appellant's opening brief on January 14, 1998, April 15, 1998, May 19, 1998, June 19, 1998, July 17, 1998, September 23, 1998, October 28, 1998, November 23, 1998, and December 30, 1998.
On February 26, 1999, we granted Garland's 10th request for an extension of time to file the opening brief to and including April 23, 1999, but stated in our order: "No further extensions of time are contemplated."