Martinez v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant pled guilty to committing the offense of murder and, pursuant to a plea agreement, the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for twenty years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. Martinez v. State, 841 S.W.2d 954 (Tex.App. — Corpus Christi, 1992).

The Court of Appeals did not have the benefit of our recent case interpreting Tex. RApp.Pro. 40(b)(1) and explaining the limits of jurisdiction concerning a notice of appeal. Davis v.…