Nerio v. State

OPINION

DIES, Chief Justice.

Appellant was indicted by a Travis County grand jury for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon alleged to have occurred on or about the 13th day of June, 1981. A jury found him guilty, and the court assessed his punishment at seven years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Notice of appeal was given to the Court of Appeals, Third Supreme Judicial District in Austin. The Supreme Court of Texas, by order entered May 4, 1983, transferred the appeal to this Court.

Appellant’s sole ground of error states: “The trial court erred in failing to grant appellant’s timely…