Few v. State

OPINION

Appellant was indicted for solicitation to commit capital murder in cause number 20030D05342. He was eventually re-indicted under cause number 20050D04727. After a jury convicted him, appellant filed a timely notice of appeal, citing the original cause number instead of the new one. The court of appeals dismissed his appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 1

We granted review to determine if appellant filed a notice of appeal sufficient to invoke the jurisdiction of the appellate court. 2 Because appellant’s notice was sufficient to show his desire to appeal from the judgment for solicitation…