Ortiz v. State

862 S.W.2d 170 (1993)

Avelino ORTIZ, Jr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 04-91-00704-CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 15, 1993.

Wallace W. Canales, Alice, for appellant.

Richard C. Terrell, Dist. Atty., Alice, for appellee.

Before REEVES, C.J., and BUTTS and RICKHOFF, JJ.

OPINION

REEVES, Chief Justice.

Appellant seeks reversal of his felony conviction because part of the trial record has been lost or destroyed through no fault of his own. The State asserts, however, that appellant waived his right to appeal because appellant absconded after his conviction even though he…