Glenn v. State

In Glenn v. State, 991 S.W.2d 285 (Tex. App. -- Houston 1st Dist. 1998, pet. ref'd) the defendant's general notice of appeal did not confer jurisdiction on the appellate court to review his claim regarding the denial of a pretrial motion. The First Court of Appeals initially held that it lacked jurisdiction over the appeal. On rehearing, the court held that Rule 25.2(d) "expressly allows amendment of the notice of appeal to correct defects, after the appellant's brief is filed, on leave of the appellate court." Id. at 289. The court distinguished Jones, Davis, and Olivo, because, it said, those cases addressed the effect of a separate rule, Rule 83, on the jurisdictional requirements in Rule 40(b)(1).