White v. Baker & Botts

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

O’CONNOR, Justice.

We withdraw our earlier opinion and issue this one in its stead. Baker & Botts, *328the appellee, filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the grounds the appellant did not timely perfect his appeal. We find that the appellant did not timely file his appeal bond, we grant the motion to dismiss, and we deny the motion for rehearing.

This case involves the deadline to perfect an appeal after an appellant is denied the right to appeal as an indigent. The question is: What is the deadline for the appellant to file an appeal bond after the court of…