Opinion
NO. 03-19-00638-CR
01-09-2020
Ex parte David Wayne Ford
FROM THE 424TH DISTRICT COURT OF BLANCO COUNTY
NO. CR01691 , THE HONORABLE EVAN C. STUBBS, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant David Wayne Ford, appearing pro se, seeks to appeal the trial court's denial of his pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 11.01, 11.05. Ford was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, see Tex. Penal Code § 71.02(a), and with forgery of a financial instrument, see id. § 32.21(d). In his application, Ford asserted that "there is no validity in the charges" and asked the trial court to dismiss the charges and to "prevent any further unlawful confinement."
The record shows that judgments of conviction for the charged offenses against Ford have now been signed by the trial court. Because Ford is no longer subject to pretrial confinement for the charged offenses, the trial court's ruling on his pretrial writ of habeas corpus has been rendered moot. See Ex parte Tucker, 3 S.W.3d 576, 576 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999); Martinez v. State, 826 S.W.2d 620, 620 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992); Ex parte Valero, No. 03-16- 00859-CR, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 8074, at *2 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 24, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication); Ex parte Foster, 02-11-00075-CR, 2012 Tex. App. LEXIS 130, at *2 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Jan. 5, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal as moot.
The judgments of convictions are included in the clerk's record filed in appellate cause number 03-19-00689-CR and show that Ford has been convicted of the charges and sentenced to fifty years' confinement for engaging in organized criminal activity and twenty years' confinement for forgery of a financial instrument. In 03-19-00689-CR, Ford appeals the judgments of conviction, and the trial court has appointed appellate counsel to represent him.
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Chari L. Kelly, Justice Before Justices Goodwin, Kelly, and Smith Dismissed as Moot Filed: January 9, 2020 Do Not Publish