Original appellate rule wording
70.1. Initial Brief If review is granted, the petitioner — or, if there was no petition, the party who lost in the court of appeals — must file a brief within 30 days after review is granted.
70.2. Respondent’s Brief The opposing party must file a brief within 30 days after the petitioner's brief is filed.
70.3. Brief Contents and Form Briefs must comply with the requirements of Rules 9 and 38, except that they need not contain the appendix (Rule 38.1(k)).
No educational illustration is shown for this provision. Read the original court rule text above; historical notes, where present, are separately identified.
70.4. Other Briefs The Court of Criminal Appeals may direct that a party file a brief, or an additional brief, in a particular case. Additionally, upon motion by a party the Court may permit the filing of additional briefs.
Notes and Comments (historical, not operative rule text)
Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 203. The rule is amended without substantive change.
Reader text is from the February 6, 2026 court compilation. Historical comments are shown separately.