State v. C.S.
Mar 28, 2018OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Houston, TX
Criminal defense Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
OUTCOME: Reversed assault conviction, prevented deportation
OUTCOME: Reversed the Court of Appeals
The Court of Criminal Appeals held, in a landmark opinion for individuals seeking to vindicate their right to appellate review while not represented by counsel and incarcerated, that the "mailbox rule" ... operated to confer appellate jurisdiction in a case where the notice of appeal was sent to the clerk of the court of appeals, and then forwarded to the clerk of the trial court and actually received by that clerk within the period to file the notice.