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Henley v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo
Nov 18, 2021
No. 07-21-00260-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 18, 2021)

Opinion

07-21-00260-CR

11-18-2021

DENNIS JAMES HENLEY, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE


Do not publish.

On Appeal from the 320th District Court Potter County, Texas Trial Court No. 79, 055-D-CR, Honorable Pamela C. Sirmon, Presiding

Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Dennis James Henley, filed a notice of appeal from the "judgment of conviction and sentence" purportedly rendered by the trial court. This criminal action was dismissed, however, by the trial court on October 5, 2021. Because no pronouncement of sentence or appealable order has been entered by the trial court, we have no jurisdiction over the appeal. See Kerr v. State, No. 07-13-00128-CR, 2014 Tex.App. LEXIS 12850, at *9 (Tex. App.-Amarillo Nov. 25, 2014, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) ("When no sentence is pronounced, there is no valid judgment or conviction from which to appeal").

The State moved to dismiss the underlying cause after appellant was convicted in trial court cause numbers 78, 886-D and 79, 471-D. Appellant has appealed those convictions, pending in causes 07-21-00261-CR and 07-21-00262-CR.

Questioning our jurisdiction, we directed appellant to show grounds for continuing the appeal. Appellant filed a response acknowledging that the court is without appellate jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Henley v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo
Nov 18, 2021
No. 07-21-00260-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 18, 2021)
Case details for

Henley v. State

Case Details

Full title:DENNIS JAMES HENLEY, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo

Date published: Nov 18, 2021

Citations

No. 07-21-00260-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 18, 2021)