Castillo, Ex Parte Mario Amaro

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1427-11

EX PARTE MARIO AMARO CASTILLO, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS

DENTON COUNTY

Cochran, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Keller, P.J., and Meyers, Price, Womack, Keasler, and Hervey, JJ., joined. Alcala, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Johnson, J., joined.

O P I N I O N

Appellant filed his notice of appeal one day late. His notice of appeal and motion for extension of time were picked up by Federal Express after business hours on the last day of…