Slaton v. State

OPINION

A jury convicted Appellant of murder and assessed his punishment at confinement for fifteen years. The Court of Appeals dismissed Appellant’s appeal because his notice of appeal was not timely filed. Slaton v. State, No. 03-97-0838-CR, 1998 WL 77964 (Tex.App.—Austin, delivered February 26, 1998). The Court of Appeals followed this Court’s holding in Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519 (Tex.Crim.App.1996), which held that courts of appeals may not suspend the rules pursuant to Tex.R.App. P. 2 to extend the time limit for filing notice of appeal. Appellant contends Olivo is no longer…