Each day in the United States, over 8 people are killed and 1,161 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.1. Distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Distracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash.
Until the mandate issues, however, the appellate courtâs judgment is not final, and that court. retains jurisdiction to decide rehearing petitions or otherwise amend its opinion or judgment. During this same period before the mandate issues (and, indeed, since the initiation of the.
TRAP 18 controls issuance of the appellate mandate. The timetable is based upon the steps a party is entitled to take after the court of appeals renders its judgment. But there are no other steps to take after the Texas Supreme Court denies a motion for rehearing of a petition for review.