Opinion
No. 04-13-00656-CR
2013-10-04
Jesus CARDOSO, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the County Court at Law No. 12, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 371974
Honorable Scott Roberts, Judge Presiding
ORDER
On September 12, 2011, Appellant Jesus Cordoso was charged by information with "cruelty to non-livestock animal." Cordoso moved to quash the information, and on October 30, 2012, the trial court granted the State's motion to dismiss the case.
On September 5, 2013, Appellant filed a notice of appeal in this case. However, the clerk's record does not appear to contain an appealable judgment. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (West 2006) (authorizing a defendant in a criminal action to appeal); Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 697 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (reiterating that the right to appeal under article 44.02 is limited to appeal from a final judgment).
We ORDER Appellant to show cause in writing not later than FIFTEEN DAYS from the date of this order why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Abbott, 271 S.W.3d at 697 n.8.
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Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 4th day of October, 2013.
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Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court