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Ex Parte Long

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Jun 24, 2010
Nos. 14-10-00456-CR, 14-10-00457-CR, 14-10-00458-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 24, 2010)

Opinion

Nos. 14-10-00456-CR, 14-10-00457-CR, 14-10-00458-CR

Opinion filed June 24, 2010. DO NOT PUBLISH — TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 177th District Court Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause Nos. 1199409, 1216882, 1235282.

Panel consists of Justices BROWN, SULLIVAN, and CHRISTOPHER.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Robert Randall Long is attempting to appeal the denial of three applications for writ of habeas corpus. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction. In all three cases, the record fails to contain a written order denying the application for writ of habeas corpus. The docket sheet in each case indicates the application was denied on April 12, 2010, by "oral ruling." Docket entries may not take the place of a separate order and a judge's oral pronouncement is not appealable until a written order is signed. Ex parte Wiley, 949 S.W.2d 3, 4 (Tex. App.-Forth Worth 1996, no pet.) (citing State v. Kibler, 874 S.W.2d 330, 332 (Tex.App.-Forth Worth 1994, no pet.)). Because there is no written appealable order, we dismiss each appeal for want of jurisdiction. See State v. Cox, 235 S.W.3d 283, 285 (Tex.App-Fort Worth 2007, no pet.).


Summaries of

Ex Parte Long

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Jun 24, 2010
Nos. 14-10-00456-CR, 14-10-00457-CR, 14-10-00458-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 24, 2010)
Case details for

Ex Parte Long

Case Details

Full title:EX PARTE ROBERT RANDALL LONG

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

Date published: Jun 24, 2010

Citations

Nos. 14-10-00456-CR, 14-10-00457-CR, 14-10-00458-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 24, 2010)