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COOKS v. STATE

No. PD-0010-06.

240 S.W.3d 906 (2007)

Frank COOKS, Jr., Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Seymour Morrow, Spring, for Appellant.

Alan Curry, Assistant District Atty., Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.

OPINION

HERVEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which MEYERS, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

A defendant has 30 days to file a motion for new trial after the date that the trial court imposes or suspends sentence in open court.1 This case presents the question of whether this 30-day period of time is a "critical stage" during which a defendant is...

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