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dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction when no final judgment existed after motion for new trial was granted
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NO. 14-13-00096-CR
03-26-2013
WESLEY ROSS COLLIER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
Motion Granted; Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 26, 2013.
On Appeal from the 122nd District Court
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 09CR3370
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant was convicted of theft. After noticing this appeal, appellant filed a motion to dismiss the appeal informing us that the trial court had granted his motion for new trial.
Generally, we only have jurisdiction to consider an appeal by a criminal defendant when there has been a final judgment of conviction. See Workman v.State, 170 Tex. Crim. App. 621, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (1961); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App. - Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). Because appellant has been granted a new trial, there is no final conviction to appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Frost, Brown, and Busby. Do Not Publish — TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)