Adams v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The court sentenced him to 5 years’ confinement.

The record in this appeal was approved on April 15,1980. The appellant’s brief was filed on July 11, 1980, or 57 days after expiration of the time allowed by V.A.C. C.P. Article 40.09(9). Strictly speaking, the ground set forth in that brief is not properly before us. Yet, if we summarily affirmed the judgment, there would remain in this case a problem which could be raised by a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus, which would cause the further…