Court Opinion

ID: 9762040
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 02:09:12.183193+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:29:29.609207
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OLIVER-PARROTT, Justice,
concurring.
I join the decision to affirm the judgment. I withdraw my previous opinion of August 5, 1993, and issue this one in its stead solely to reflect that I also join the decision to overrule appellant’s motion for rehearing.
I believe this case is controlled by Jones v. State, 796 S.W.2d 183, 186 (Tex.Crim.App.1990). Jones requires us to follow the mandatory requirements of Tex.R.App.P. 40(b)(1).
Nevertheless, I agree with Justice Cohen that rule 40(b)(1) serves no useful purpose, and for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion, I also believe the Court of Criminal Appeals should abolish the requirement in rule 40(b)(1) that a notice of appeal state that the trial court granted permission to appeal or specify “that those matters were raised by written motion and ruled on before trial.”
With these comments, I join the decision to affirm.
MIRABAL, WILSON and HEDGES, JJ., join this opinion.