State v. Cowsert

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• holding that motion for reconsideration was “simply not” motion to suppress that State could appeal under article 44.01
• concluding State could not circumvent statutory time limit for appealing a suppression ruling by appealing from denial of motion for reconsideration of unfavorable ruling on motion to suppress
• stating that a court focuses attention on a statute's literal text and tries to discern the fair, objective meaning of that text at the *Page 5 time of its enactment
• stating that a court focuses attention on a statute's literal text and tries to discern the fair, objective meaning of that text at the The Honorable Jeff Wentworth - Page 5 (GA-0622) time of its enactment
• \[W]e hold that the court [of appeals] had jurisdiction even though [the trial court's order] was not an appealable order. A lack of authority for a party to appeal does not equal a lack of jurisdiction for an appellate court.\

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