Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

In a prosecution of defendant for possession of cocaine where he received a sentence of ninety-nine years' imprisonment, the court of appeals' holding that defendant's notice of appeal was untimely in dismissing his appeal for lack of jurisdiction is reversed and remanded as the pleadings of pro se inmates are deemed filed at the time they are delivered to prison authorities for forwarding to the court clerk.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2010
• Published 09/22/2010

Judges

• Johnson

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

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