Cooper v. State

OPINION OF DISMISSAL

Before the Court is a reconsideration of the State’s Motion to Strike Notice of Appeal and the issue of whether this Court has jurisdiction over this appeal.

Appellant Haywood Cooper was convicted on May 14, 1998 by a jury of burglary of a habitation and sentenced to confinement for 78 years. This conviction was in cause no. F-93-0126-C. On May 18, 1993, the trial court filled out a document appointing attorney Joanne Shipley to represent Cooper “in appeal & post trial,” although no written notice of appeal had been filed. Ms. Shipley was also Cooper’s appointed trial…