Melendez v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

This cause involves, among other prosy inquiries, where in a complete appellate record would one reasonably familiar with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure (“TRAP”) expect to find admitted exhibits (other than physical evidence): transcript or statement of facts? TRAP 50(a). More to the point, we granted the State’s sole ground for review in terms of whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that appellant is entitled to a new trial under TRAP 50(e).1

A host of adverse decisions rejecting attempted appeals makes painfully evident that…