Delafuente, Jesse Galindo

In this case, we address what happens to a timely filed notice of appeal from an original judgment of conviction when a trial court subsequently grants "shock probation." We hold that the granting of shock probation-even if labeled a "judgment"-does not undermine the validity of a timely filed notice of appeal from the original conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant was convicted of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and sentenced to ten years in prison. The trial court pronounced its sentence on October 31, 2016. On November, 8, 2016, Appellant filed a notice of appeal from the judgment…