Court of Criminal Appeals
	Activity for the Year Ended August 31, 1997
	Summary of Docket Activity
	Cases Disposed Of During The Year Ended August 31, 1997:
		Direct appeals, death penalty appeals, granted habeas corpus writs,
			and extraordinary writs disposed of by the Court						447
		Petitions for discretionary review disposed of by the Court							1,644
		Cases disposed of after granting petitions for discretionary review							127
		Applications for writs of habeas corpus, etc., disposed
			of by the Court						5,709
				Total Cases Disposed Of By The Court						7,927
	Motions And Applications Disposed Of During The Year
		Ended August 31, 1997:
		Motions for extensions of time to file transcriptions of court
			reporter's notes, bills of exceptions, briefs, and petitions
			for discretionary review						1,731
		Petitions for discretionary review refused as untimely filed							41
				Total Motions and Applications Disposed Of
					By The Court					1,772
					Grand Total Of Matters Disposed Of By The Court						9,699
	Matters Pending August 31, 1997:
		Direct appeals, death penalty appeals, granted habeas corpus
			writs, and extraordinary writs						107
		Cases on granted petitions for discretionary review pending							96
		Petitions for discretionary review pending							500
		Applications for writs of habeas corpus, etc., pending							1,151
				Total Matters Pending August 31, 1997							1,854
	On Direct Appeal
		Cases pending September 1, 1996							132
		Cases filed for the year ended August 31, 1997							394
		Cases reinstated							19
		Rehearings granted							9
				Total On Docket						554
		Disposition of direct appeals, death penalty appeals, granted habeas corpus
		writs, and extraordinary writs:
			Affirmed						69
			Reversed and remanded						2
			Appeals abated						11
			Appeals dismissed						6
			Prior opinion withdrawn - Habeas Corpus relief granted in part and denied in part						1
			Habeas Corpus applications abated						3
			Habeas Corpus applications granted						326
			Prior opinion withdrawn - Habeas Corpus relief granted						4
			Habeas Corpus applications denied						8
			Mandamus relief granted						1
			Mandamus relief conditionally granted						1
			Remanded to the trial court						5
			Habeas Corpus applications dismissed						4
			Habeas Corpus remanded to trial court						4
			Vacate trial court; remand to trial court						2
				Total Cases Disposed						447
		Cases Pending August 31, 1997:
			Direct appeals, death penalty appeals, granted habeas corpus writs,
			and extraordinary writs:
			Cases not set for submission						53
			Cases set for submission						11
			Submitted						43
				Total Cases Pending							107
			Cases awaiting issuance of mandate						[31]
	On Petitions For Discretionary Review
		Petitions for Discretionary Review pending September 1, 1996							466
		Petitions for Discretionary Review filed during the year ended August 31, 1997							1,677
		Petitions for Discretionary Review reinstated							0
		Rehearings granted							1
				Total Petitions On Docket						2,144
		Disposition of Petitions for Discretionary Review:
			Granted						111
			Refused						1,527
			Dismissed						5
			Refused with written opinion						1
				Total Petitions Disposed						1,644
				Petitions for Discretionary Review Pending on August 31, 1997							500
	On Granted Petitions For Discretionary Review
		Granted petitions for discretionary review pending September 1, 1996							110
		Granted petitions filed through August 31, 1997							111
		Rehearings granted							2
		Cases reinstated							0
			Total Granted Petitions On Docket							223
		Cases disposed on granted petitions for discretionary review for the
		year ended August 31, 1997:
			Court of Appeals affirmed						30
			Court of Appeals affirmed, trial court affirmed						3
			Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to the Court of Appeals						13
			Court of Appeals and the trial court reversed and remanded to the trial court						6
			Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to the trial court						8
			Court of Appeals reversed and trial court affirmed						2
			Court of Appeals vacated and remanded to Court of Appeals						32
			Court of Appeals reversed in part, affirmed in part, and remanded to the trial court						1
			Dismissed						27
			Judgment of Court of Appeals, as reformed, affirmed						1
			Remanded to Court of Appeals						1
			Abated						3
				Total Cases Disposed						127
		Cases pending on granted petitions for discretionary review for year ended August 31, 1997:
			Petitions Not Set for Submissions						13
			Petitions Set for Submission						27
			Petitions Submitted						56
				Total Cases Pending							96
	Motions For Rehearing On Direct Appeal
		Motions for rehearing pending September 1, 1996							13
		Motions for rehearing filed through August 31, 1997							76
			Total Motions for Rehearings on Direct Appeal on Docket							89
		Dispositions of Motions for Rehearing on Direct Appeal:
			Motions granted without written opinions						9
			Motions denied with written opinions						0
			Motions denied without written opinions						66
			Motions dismissed without written opinions						2
				Total Motions Disposed						77
				Motions for Rehearings on Direct Appeal Pending on August 31, 1997							12
		Motions for rehearing pending September 1, 1996							3
		Motions for rehearing filed through August 31, 1997							49
			Total Rehearings on Refused Petitions for Discretionary
				Review on Docket						52
		Dispositions of Motions for Rehearing on Discretionary Review Cases:
			Motions granted without written opinions						1
			Motions granted with written opinions						0
			Motions denied with written opinions						0
			Motions denied without written opinons						39
			Motions granted, PDRs previously refused						0
			Motions dismissed without written opinions						0
				Total Motions Disposed						40
				Rehearings on Refused Discretionary Review Pending on August 31, 1997							12
	Motions For Rehearing On Granted Petitions For Discretionary Review
		Motions for rehearing pending September 1, 1996							15
		Motions for rehearing filed through August 31, 1997							41
			Total Rehearings on Granted Petitions for Discretionary
				Review on Docket						56
		Dispositions of Motions for Rehearing on Granted Discretionary Review Cases:
			Motions granted without  written opinions						2
			Motions denied with written opinions						0
			Motions denied without written opinions						44
			Motions granted, PDRs previously refused						0
			Motions dismissed without written opinions						1
				Total Motions Disposed						47
				Rehearings on Granted Discretionary Review Pending on August 31,1997							9
	Opinions Written By The Court For The Year Ended August 31, 1997 On Direct
	Appeals And Petitions For Discretionary Review
			Original opinions						565
			Concurring opinions						64
			Dissenting opinions						92
			Opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part						16
			Opinions granting rehearing						10
			Opinions denying rehearing						0
				Total							747
	Applications For Writ Of Habeas Corpus, etc.
		Total Writs pending September 1, 1996						*	1,078
		Aritcle 11.07 Writs filed during year ending August 31, 1997							5,444
		Supplementals filed during the Year Ended August 31, 1997							273
		Motions for Reconsideration Received							18
		Article 11.071 Writs Received							40
		Motions for Stay of Execution Received							7
				Total Applications On Docket						6,860
		Disposition of Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus, etc:  (Motions for Rehearing Included)
			Applications ordered filed and set for submission						350
			Hearings ordered on applications						51
			Applications denied with written order						9
			Applications denied without written order						3,472
			Applications dismissed						298
			Applications dismissed with written order						3
			Motions for leave to file denied with written order						3
			Motions for leave to file granted with written order						1
			Motions for leave to file held in abeyance, respondent/trial court
			ordered to file answer						24
			Motions for leave to file denied without written order						313
			Motions to reconsider denied						18
			Abuse of the Writ						20
			Direct Appeal Pending - Dismiss						94
			Dismissed - Article 11.07, Section 4						715
			Remanded for Evidentiary Hearing						296
			Motions for Stay of Execution Granted						4
			Motions for Stay of Execution Denied						3
			11.071 Habeas Corpus Application denied without written order						13
			11.071 Habeas Corpus Application dismissed						19
			11.071 Habeas Corpus Application remanded w/ order						2
			11.071 Habeas Corpus Application order filed						1
				Total Applications Disposed						5,709
		Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pending on August 31, 1997									1,151
*	Includes Docket Adjustment.