Opinion
No. 05-20-00435-CR
04-15-2020
KYLE DAMOND JONES, Appellant v. STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law Rockwall County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. C19-0973
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Burns and Justices Myers and Carlyle
Opinion by Chief Justice Burns
Kyle Damond Jones has appealed the trial court's determination to issue a warrant for his arrest. Appellant has also filed an emergency motion requesting relief. Concluding we do not have jurisdiction, we deny the motion and dismiss the appeal.
This Court may only review criminal appeals authorized by statute. Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); see also TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (authorizing defendant's right to appeal "under the rules hereinafter prescribed"). Generally, criminal defendants may appeal only from final judgments. See State v. Sellers, 790 S.W.2d 316, 321 n.4 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990). Unless a statute expressly grants a right of appeal, interlocutory orders are not appealable. See Ragston, 424 S.W.3d at 52; Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
In this case, appellant's appeal comes at a preliminary stage of the proceedings. The trial court's determination to issue an arrest warrant is neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order. See Wright v. State, 969 S.W.2d 588, 589 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998, no pet.) (listing appealable interlocutory orders and concluding determination to revoke bond not appealable); Bridle v. State, 16 S.W.3d 906, 908 n.1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2000, no pet.) (listing appealable interlocutory orders). Thus, we have no jurisdiction to consider appellant's appeal. See Ragston, 424 S.W.3d at 52; Apolinar, 820 S.W.2d at 794.
In the absence of jurisdiction, we must dismiss the appeal without taking further action. See Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). We deny appellant's emergency motion for relief. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
/Robert D. Burns, III/
ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE Do Not Publish
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)
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JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the County Court at Law, Rockwall County, Texas.
Trial Court Cause No. C19-0973.
Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns. Justices Myers and Carlyle participating.
Based on the Court's opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED. Judgment entered April 15, 2020