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455 S.W.2d 277

Guy v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1970-06-24

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 1973

3 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““For good cause shown, the trial court may permit the giving of notice of appeal after the expiration of such ten days.””

quoted by 1 later decision, including Menasco v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1970-06-24

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¶1OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

¶2The offense is attempted burglary; the punishment, 4 years.

¶3Trial was before a jury on June 24, 1969, on a plea of not guilty. The court assessed the punishment.

¶4Sentence was pronounced on July 3, 1969. On the same day motion for new trial was filed. '

¶5On July 25, 1969, appellant was re-sentenced.

¶6Art. 44.08, Sec. (a), Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. provides: “It shall be necessary for defendant, as a condition of perfecting an appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals, to give notice of appeal. This notice may be given orally in open court or may be in writing filed with the clerk. Such notice shall be sufficient if it shows the desire of defendant to appeal from the conviction to the Court of Criminal Appeals.”

¶7Section (c) of said Article, applicable in cases such as this, provides: “ such notice shall be given or filed within ten days after sentence is pronounced.”

¶8*278Section (e) of said Article 44.08 provides: “For good cause shown, the trial court may permit the giving of notice of appeal after the expiration of such ten days.”

¶9The record on appeal contains no written notice of appeal showing a date of filing within the time required by law and no judgment, sentence or other court order or any docket entry by the court showing that notice of appeal was duly given. (Art. 44.08, Sec. (d), V.A.C.C.B.)1

¶10In the absence of the required notice of appeal this court is without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.

¶11The appeal is dismissed.

¶12. Appellant is an indigent and was represented by court appointed counsel. There is an order of the court dated July 22, 1969 (more than 10 days after sentence on July 3 and prior to the resentence on July 25) granting appellant’s motion and directing the court reporter to prepare for the use of the defendant on appeal a statement of facts, together with any other instruments or papers necessary to the perfection of his appeal.

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