Patterson v. State

Summary

The Court held that Patterson's untimely notice of appeal nevertheless acted as a supersedeas and divested the trial court of jurisdiction to vacate and re-enter the order denying his motion for new trial. Because the later order was entered while the appeal remained pending, it could not create appellate jurisdiction, so the Court vacated the judgment, dismissed the appeal, and remanded for further proceedings without reaching the merits. The opinion contains no separate writings.