Shute v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty before the court to the charge of attempted capital murder. He was convicted and the court assessed punishment at imprisonment for thirty-five years. In an unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Shute v. State, No. C14-86-840 CR (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1986). Appellant’s petition for discretionary review was granted, challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeals on the sufficiency of appellant’s notice of appeal.

Appellant was sentenced…