Boyd v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “We recognize that the Texas Supreme Court has recently held that the filing of a perfecting instrument within the fifteen-day period after the date it was due implied the request for an extension. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex.1997). However, because this case involves an appeal from a criminal conviction, we are bound by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Olivo . And, in Olivo , the court of criminal appeals specifically held that both the notice of appeal and extension motion had to be filed within the fifteen-day period. See Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 523 . We conclude, therefore, that rule 2 cannot be used to suspend the time requirements of rules 26.2 and 26.3 for filing the notice of appeal and extension motion. See Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 523 . Thus, we conclude appellant's notice of appeal is untimely and this Court lacks jurisdiction to dispose of the appeal in any manner but to dismiss it for lack of jurisdiction. See Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 523 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Douglas v. State