Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

A defendant's 30-day period, for filing a motion for new trial after the date that the trial court imposes or suspends sentence in open court, is a "critical stage" during which a defendant is constitutionally entitled to effective assistance of counsel in filing a motion for new trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/21/2007
• Published 11/21/2007

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Janet Seymour Morrow, Spring, for Appellant., Alan Curry, Assistant District Atty., Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.