State v. Daniels

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The State seeks reversal of the court of appeals’ order overruling the State’s mo*839tion for extension of time to file the statement of facts. The question presented is one of interpretation of TEX.R.APP.P. 54(b) and 54(c). We must determine how much time the rules provide for the State to file the statement of facts, when the State appeals from an order granting a motion for new trial.

Appellee, a County Commissioner of Wilson County, was convicted by a jury on December 22, 1988 of six counts of official misconduct and…