King v. State

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Appellant, Avan King, was convicted of delivery of cocaine. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15. He pled guilty to a jury and they assessed punishment at six (6) years imprisonment. King’s original appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals was dismissed because the record contained no notice of appeal. (See 629 S.W.2d 956 [Tex.Cr.App.1982]). Subsequently, the legislature gave criminal jurisdiction to the Court of Appeals, Second Supreme Judicial District, and King presented a motion to permit a late notice of appeal. We granted King an out of time appeal in this case…