Opinion
05-19-00946-CR
08-12-2021
JAMES FORBIT, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F-1852005-Q
ORDER
LANA MYERS JUSTICE
Pending is appellant's August 3, 2021 "Motion for Leave to Amend or Supplemention to Issues Not Raised in Original Brief in Motion for Rehearing." As the title of appellant's motion suggests, he seeks leave to raise in his motion for rehearing "new matters and issues" that were not asserted in his appellate brief.
It is a well-established principle of law that "the sole purpose of a motion for rehearing is to provide the appellate court an opportunity to correct any errors on issues already presented." In re M.T., 290 S.W.3d 908, 910 (Tex. App.-Tyler 2009, no pet.). "A motion for rehearing does not afford a party an opportunity to raise new issues." Id.; see Barnett v. State, No. 06-14-00149-CR, 2015 WL 5999663, at *5 n.4 (Tex. App.-Texarkana July 24, 2015, pet. ref'd) (mem. op., not designated for publication).
Appellant's motion, therefore, is DENIED.