Opinion
NO. 14-20-00644-CR
11-17-2020
ERIC ROMERO, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 208th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1568554
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant is attempting a pro se appeal of the trial court's order granting the State's motion to dismiss the cause because appellant was convicted in State v. Romero, No. 1571876 (208th Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex., Jul. 15, 2019), appealed, No. 14-20-00662-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.]).
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. Ann. 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).
Because this appeal does not fall within the exceptions to the general rule that an appeal may be taken only from a final judgment of conviction, we have no jurisdiction.
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM Panel Consists of Justices Bourliot, Zimmerer, and Spain. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).