Opinion
02-22-00075-CR
06-16-2022
Gabriel P. Salas, Appellant v. The State of Texas
Do Not Publish Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b)
On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 2 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1714198D
Before Sudderth, C.J.; Kerr and Birdwell, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BONNIE SUDDERTH, CHIEF JUSTICE
Appellant Gabriel P. Salas has filed a pro se notice of appeal, but there is no record of a final judgment or an appealable order. Because a final judgment or an appealable order is necessary for this court to obtain jurisdiction, see McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (per curiam), we notified Appellant of our concern that his appeal was premature. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a), 27.1(b). We warned that we would dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless, within ten days, Appellant or any other party furnished this court with a signed copy of a final judgment or an appealable order. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. More than ten days have passed, and we have not received a response.
The only document attached to Appellant's notice of appeal was an order appointing an attorney to represent him. Cf. Rudd v. State, 616 S.W.2d 623, 625 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1981) (recognizing that "[t]here is no right to hybrid representation").
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Tex.R.App.P. 43.2(f); see Richardson v. State, Nos. 02-21-00191-CR, 02-21-00192-CR, 2022 WL 557427, at *1 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Feb. 24, 2022, no pet.) (per curiam) (mem. op., not designated for publication).