Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

In upholding the trial court's denial of appellant's request for a hearing on his motion for new trial, the court of appeals applied the incorrect standard, and should have asked whether the trial court could have reasonably denied appellant a hearing on his motion for new trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2003
• Published 05/21/2003

Judges

• Before the court en banc.

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Judy Hodgkiss, Paris, for Appellant., Gary L. Waite, Asst. Co. Atty., Paris, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.