Thompson v. State

OPINION

in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY and HOLCOMB, J.J., joined.

This case concerns the scope of appellate review when an appeals court has jurisdiction over one conviction of a two-count indictment, but does not have jurisdiction over the second count because the defendant was never sentenced on that count. 1 We conclude that the court of appeals correctly dismissed the appeal on the second count while it addressed the merits of appellant’s claims on the first count. 2

I

A jury convicted appellant of one count of sexual assault of a child and one count of…