Beal v. State

KELLER, P.J.,

filed a concurring opinion.

Our cases on finality of convictions for enhancement purposes need some untangling, but I do not believe they are inconsistent. The term “final judgment” can have several different meanings in legal parlance, two of which are relevant here: (1) a judgment that is appealable, generally by virtue of disposing of all parties and issues,1 and (2) a judgment that is not subject to direct, nonextraordinary review,2 the meaning applicable to the issue before the Court today.

The Court of Appeals relied on Rener for the proposition that the date of finality is…