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Scott HUDDLESTON, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas
ORDER
Appellant was convicted of assault on a public servant and sentenced to eight years confinement. On March 11, 2021, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded. Huddelston v. State, No. 11-20-00149-CR slip op., ––– S.W.3d ––––, 2021 WL 924850 (Tex. App.–Eastland March 11, 2021)(not designated for publication). The State electronically filed a petition for discretionary review with this Court on March 23, 2021. The petition was deemed filed on that date. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.2(c) (electronically filed document deemed filed when transmitted to electronic filing service provider). On March 25, 2021, the Court of Appeals withdrew its opinion and issued another opinion in its place. Huddleston v. State, No. 11-20-00148 slip op., ––– S.W.3d ––––, 2021 WL 1134806 (Tex. App.–Eastland March 25, 2021)(published).
When a petition for discretionary review is filed with this Court, the appellate court loses jurisdiction. Ex parte Shaw, 395 S.W.3d 819, 819 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013); Garza v. State, 896 S.W.2d 192, 195 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). Therefore, the court of appeals did not have authority to issue its opinion on March 25, 2021, two days after the State electronically filed its petition for discretionary review with this Court.
The court of appeals’ opinion dated on March 25, 2021, is ordered withdrawn. The original judgment and opinion of the court of appeals dated March 11, 2021, remains in effect, except that its “do not publish” notation is hereby ordered changed to “publish.” Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
Per Curiam.
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Docket No: NO. PD-0213-21
Decided: May 19, 2021
Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
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