Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J.S.
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided May 13, 2004No. 08-04-00078-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.
The appellant’s brief was due in this accelerated appeal on April 14, 2004. On April 21, 2004, the Clerk of Court made a courtesy call to appellant’s counsel to inform her that the brief was past due. In response, counsel sent this Court a letter, stating her “belief that accelerated appeals do not require a brief and that a sworn record may suffice.” Counsel bases her belief on an erroneous interpretation of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.3. We write to explain the correct application of that rule.
The rule states:
In lieu of the clerk’s record, the appellate…