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Avilez v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Sep 20, 2007
No. 01-07-00608-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 20, 2007)

Opinion

No. 01-07-00608-CR

Opinion issued September 20, 2007. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 262nd District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 1121804.

Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, JENNINGS, and KEYES.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellant, Steven Avilez, attempts to appeal from the trial court's order of direct contempt. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction. In the course of a felony trial, the trial court held appellant in contempt for giving non-responsive answers to the lawyers' questions, and ordered appellant confined for six months. Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal. Contempt orders are reviewable by application for habeas corpus relief, not by appeal. See Collins v. Kegans, 802 S.W.2d 702, 704 (Tex Crim. App. 1991); Alcevedo v. State, No. 13-05-726-CR, Tex. App. LEXIS 9793 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi November 9, 2006, no pet.) (mem. op. not designated for publication). We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Avilez v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Sep 20, 2007
No. 01-07-00608-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 20, 2007)
Case details for

Avilez v. State

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN AVILEZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: Sep 20, 2007

Citations

No. 01-07-00608-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 20, 2007)