Garza v. State

Full title: MIKE CRUZ GARZA, Appellant, V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: Nov 18, 2005

No. 03-05-00708-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 18, 2005)

Opinion

No. 03-05-00708-CR

Filed: November 18, 2005. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appeal from the District Court of Lampasas County, 27th Judicial District, Nos. 7114 7115, Honorable Joe Carroll, Judge Presiding. Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction.

Before Chief Justice LAW, Justices PEMBERTON and WALDROP.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.

In 2001, Mike Cruz Garza was convicted of intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault. The convictions were affirmed and are now final. Garza v. State, Nos. 03-01-00423-CR 03-01-00424-CR, 2002 Tex. App. LEXIS 6274 (Tex.App.-Austin 2002, pet. ref'd) (not designated for publication). Garza filed a motion in the district court asking that he be provided a free copy of the trial record. The motion was overruled on October 7, 2005. Caldwell then filed a notice of appeal. This Court does not have jurisdiction except as expressly granted by law. See Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). Garza's notice of appeal does not invoke this Court's appellate jurisdiction. The appeal is dismissed.