Crowell v. State

OPINION

RICKHOFF, Justice.

Appellant, Heather Crowell (“Crowell”), pled nolo contendere to the offense of manslaughter with an affirmative deadly weapon finding and was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. In her sole point of error, Crowell contends that the trial court erred in failing to timely grant a hearing on her motion for new trial. Because we hold that Crowell waived her right to complain of this error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Crowell timely filed a motion for new trial contending that she received ineffective assistance of counsel on August 19,…