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Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Aug 12, 2021
No. 14-21-00330-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 12, 2021)

Opinion

14-21-00330-CR

08-12-2021

WILLIAM WELDON JONES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Do Not Publish - Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b)

On Appeal from the 212th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 94-CR-0354

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Zimmerer

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

This is an attempted appeal of the trial court's order denying appellant a free copy of transcripts. In Texas, appeals in criminal cases are permitted only when they are authorized by statute. State ex rel. Lykos, 330 S.W.3d 904, 915 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011); see Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.02. Generally, a criminal defendant may only appeal from a final judgment. See State v. Sellers, 790 S.W.2d 316, 321 n. 4 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990). The courts of appeals do not have jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders in a criminal appeal absent express statutory authority. Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). See also Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).

The denial of a request for transcripts is not an appealable order. On July 8, 2021, this court notified the parties that the appeal would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction unless a party demonstrated that the court has jurisdiction. Appellant's response fails to demonstrate that this court has jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.

Because this appeal does not fall within the exceptions to the general rule that appeal may be taken only from a final judgment of conviction, we have no jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.


Summaries of

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Aug 12, 2021
No. 14-21-00330-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 12, 2021)
Case details for

Jones v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM WELDON JONES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District

Date published: Aug 12, 2021

Citations

No. 14-21-00330-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 12, 2021)