Boyd v. State

OPINION

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

Jerry Wayne Boyd was convicted, following a jury trial, of promotion of obscene material. The trial court imposed a sentence of one year’s confinement, probated for one year, and a $500 fine on May 14, 1996. Appellant filed a timely motion for new trial; thus, the notice of appeal was due by August 12, 1996. See Tex.R.App. P. 26.2(a)(2). Appellant filed his notice of appeal on August 14,1996. No timely motion to extend time to file the notice of appeal was filed in this Court. 1 See Tex.R.App. P. 26.3. This Court asked appellant and the State to brief our…