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Kennedy v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tenth District
Feb 16, 2022
No. 10-22-00026-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 16, 2022)

Opinion

10-22-00026-CR 10-22-00027-CR

02-16-2022

LISA MARIE KENNEDY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Do not publish [CR25]

From the County Court at Law Walker County, Texas Trial Court Nos. 21-0778 & 21-0779

Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Johnson, and Justice Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TOM GRAY Chief Justice

Lisa Marie Kennedy attempts to appeal two traffic tickets which are on review at the County Court at Law in Walker County, Texas. However, no final judgment or other appealable order has been rendered by the County Court at Law in either of the underlying cases. The information sheet provided by the Walker County Clerk's Office states: "DATE OF JUDGEMENT: Pending."

The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that a criminal defendant has the right to appeal a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). However, in these appeals, there are no appealable judgments or orders from the underlying cases; thus, we have no jurisdiction of these appeals. See id.; 26.2(a)(1) ("The notice of appeal must be filed: (1) within 30 days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court, or after the day the trial court enters an appealable order."); see also State v. Sanavongxay, 407 S.W.3d 252, 259 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012) ("We conclude that, because there is no written order from which to appeal, the court of appeals correctly held that it has no jurisdiction over the… appeal . . . ."). Accordingly, these appeals are dismissed.

Appeals dismissed


Summaries of

Kennedy v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tenth District
Feb 16, 2022
No. 10-22-00026-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 16, 2022)
Case details for

Kennedy v. State

Case Details

Full title:LISA MARIE KENNEDY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Tenth District

Date published: Feb 16, 2022

Citations

No. 10-22-00026-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 16, 2022)

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