Legal Opinion
Mendez v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided April 19, 1995No. 06-94-00173-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRANT, Justice.
Carlos Mendez appeals from his conviction for the offense of aggravated assault with a *82deadly weapon. Punishment was assessed and imposed by the court following a hearing. The nature of the hearing is contested by the parties.
We first address the State’s contention in its motion to dismiss that the notice of appeal was not timely filed. This argument is based upon the following facts. The trial court imposed sentence upon Mendez on November 24, 1993. Thus, his motion for new trial would have been due on December 24, 1993. December 24 fell on a Friday, and the courthouse…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whitten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Shields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Miller Brewing Co. v. VillarrealTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Sowell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Adkison v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Mendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Costilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- White v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1995
- Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Costilla, Eusebio SoloranzoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
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