State v. Robinson

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Justice.

Paul Robinson, charged with driving while intoxicated (second offense), filed a motion to suppress blood-test evidence, which the trial court granted. The State appeals, asserting in one issue that the trial court erred in granting the motion. We will affirm.

Jurisdiction

We first address Robinson’s assertion that we lack jurisdiction because the State’s notice of appeal was untimely. The trial court orally granted the motion to suppress at the conclusion of a May 14, 2008 hearing. The trial judge then signed an order that states:

On May 14 [italics in handwriting],…