Dodson v. State

OPINION

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

Appellant seeks appellate review of the trial court’s determination that his plenary jurisdiction to rule on a post-judgment motion for “shock probation” had expired. Following our own jurisdictional review, and a show cause order, we reluctantly conclude that this is an out-of-time appeal over which we have neither original nor appellate jurisdiction. This matter can only be addressed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It is unfortunate that appellant, through no fault of his attorney, finds himself in this procedural quandry.

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