Opinion
No. 05-02-01782-CV.
Opinion Filed November 5, 2003.
Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3, Dallas County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. CC-01-14432-C.
DISMISS.
Before Justices MOSELEY, RICHTER and FRANCIS.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The dispositive issue in this appeal concerns whether or not this Court has jurisdiction to consider appellant's claim that the trial court erred in revoking his concealed handgun license. We conclude we do not. The facts of this case are well-known to the parties; thus, we do not recite them here in detail. Because all dispositive issues are clearly settled in the law, we issue this memorandum opinion pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 47.1. We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
See generally Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 411.172, 411.186 (Vernon Supp. 2003)
The trial court's final order was dated August 14, 2002, and appellant requested findings of fact and conclusions of law on September 03, 2002. Notice of appeal was filed on November 7, 2002.
Ordinarily, when factual issues are contested in the trial court, a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law will extend the filing deadline for a notice of appeal from 30 to 90 days. Tex.R.App.P. 26.1(a)(4); IKB Indus. v. Pro-Line Corp., 938 S.W.2d 440, 442-43 (Tex. 1997) (applying former Tex.R.App.P. 41, now re-codified with changes not pertinent to this appeal at current Tex.R.App.P. 26.1). However, "a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law does not extend the time for perfecting appeal of a judgment rendered as a matter of law. . . ." IKB Indus., 938 S.W.2d at 443.
After reviewing the record and arguments of counsel, it is clear there were no contested factual issues in this case. The parties orally stipulated to the only factual issue, i.e., that appellant had suffered a class B misdemeanor conviction. Appellant's brief states that the issue below and before this Court is one of statutory interpretation of an unambiguous statute, and urges us to review the trial court's ruling de novo.
We conclude the trial court rendered judgment as a matter of law and that findings of fact would not be useful to resolve this appeal. IKB Indus., 938 S.W.2d at 442. Accordingly, appellant's request for findings of fact and conclusions of law did not operate to extend the normal 30-day deadline to file a notice of appeal. Tex.R.App.P. 26.1.
We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.