Opinion
04-23-00948-CR
11-07-2023
Roscell HINES, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
From the 274th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court No. 22-0495-CR-B Honorable Daniel H. Mills, Judge Presiding
ORDER
BETH WATKINS, JUSTICE.
On October 17, 2023 and November 2, 2023, appellant filed pro se notices of appeal indicating that he wished to challenge the trial court's rulings on several pretrial motions. The clerk's record, which was filed on November 6, 2023, does not contain a judgment of conviction or other appealable order. Additionally, the district clerk has informed this court that appellant has not yet been tried or sentenced in this case.
Generally, a criminal defendant may only appeal from a final judgment of conviction. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 44.02; State v. Sellers, 790 S.W.2d 316, 321 n.4 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990). Because no final judgment of conviction has been signed in this case, the rulings appellant seeks to challenge are interlocutory. The courts of appeals lack jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders unless that jurisdiction has been expressly granted by law. Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). Because it appears we do not have jurisdiction over this appeal, we ORDER appellant to show cause in writing by November 22, 2023 why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. All other appellate deadlines are suspended pending further order of this court.