The appeals court can make a decision any time after the submission date, and I do not know enough about the Dallas Fifth Court of Appeals docket...

If this is a state court conviction, there is no appeal of the sentence length from a guilty plea, unless the trial court grants permission to...

A defendant cannot appeal a guilty plea in Texas state court, unless the trial court gave permission to appeal. The defendant can file a...

The court wants to view the video exhibits as part of its review of the appellate record. The video exhibits are filed with the trial court clerk,...

The 14th Court's opinion should explain why it is ordering an acquittal, which is an unusual appellate remedy. If the State fails to prove one...

The 14th Court has not forgotten about the appeal. Just keep checking the docket sheet, as the court issues opinions every week day. The website...

There is no set time frame for when a court of appeals issues its opinions. The 14th Court may have a heavy case load, or it may be considering...

There is no set time frame for when a court of appeals issues its opinion. Both courts of appeals in Houston have large case loads, so it is no...

Your husband has 30 days after the sentence was verbally imposed to file a notice of appeal with the trial court clerk, or 90 days after sentence...

I moved this question to Landlord & Tenant because eviction appeals are different from other civil appeals, and have different procedural rules. ...