Hayes v. State

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

This is a petition for writ of certiorari to the court of appeals. The court of appeals, in affirming the trial court, found that the trial court correctly determined that its jurisdiction to reduce petitioner’s sentence had expired when it denied petitioner’s motion 173 days after filing of the court of appeal’s mandate affirming petitioner’s conviction. After reviewing the court of appeals’ file and argument of counsel, we reverse the court of appeals.

Petitioner’s conviction for second degree murder was affirmed by the court of appeals on December 12, 1986. On…