Bayless v. State

OPINION

in which PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant entered into a negotiated plea with the State. Two days later appellant filed a general notice of appeal. After the time for filing the notice of appeal had expired, but prior to the filing of her brief, appellant filed an amended notice containing the notice of appeal requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure *80325.2(b)(3)(West 1999).1 The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Because Rule 25.2(d) permits a defendant to file an amended notice of appeal any time before the…