Jones v. State

77 S.W.3d 819 (2002)

Stephen Kyle JONES, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas.

No. 1768-00.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 19, 2002.

Jeff L. Pierce, Plano, for appellant.

Martin Leyko, Assist. DA, McKinney, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.

OPINION

In this case, the State asks whether a conviction is "final" for purposes of the mandatory driver's license suspension statute after a defendant pleads guilty and is sentenced, but before the time for filing a notice of appeal has expired.[1] We hold that, when there is no evidence that a defendant ever filed a notice of appeal, a…