Sanchez v. State

OPINION

CANTU, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of burglary of a building and assessed a term of five (5) years as punishment. Imposition of sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on probation. Subsequently, upon motion by the State and following a hearing thereon, appellant’s probation was revoked. From the revocation, appellant gave timely notice of appeal on August 22, 1985, by and through his court-appointed counsel. Counsel for appellant took no further action in this cause until August 22, 1986, when he filed a motion for extension of time within which to file the statement of…