TX · rules
Tex. R. App. P. 48.4
Opinion Sent to Criminal Defendant
In criminal cases, the attorney representing the
defendant on appeal shall, within five days after the
opinion is handed down, send his client a copy of the
opinion and judgment, along with notification of the
defendant's right to file a pro se petition for
discretionary review under Rule 68. This notification
shall be sent certified mail, return receipt requested, to
the defendant at his last known address. The attorney
shall also send the court of appeals a letter certifying
his compliance with this rule and attaching a copy of
the return receipt within the time for filing a motion
for rehearing. The court of appeals shall file this letter
in its record of the appeal.
History
Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 91 with changes.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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