STATE v. BRANCH

Granted. Defendant's appeal is reinstated in the Court of Appeal.

[2] DIXON, C.J., concurs in the order of the Court.

The right to appeal is a right granted under the Louisiana Constitution. The Code of Criminal Procedure establishes the method of taking an appeal. Courts should not thwart the right to appeal because a lawyer is tardy in filing a brief. Other measures for enforcing its rule are available to a court (such as contempt proceedings against the lawyer).