Opinion
04-24-00008-CR
02-07-2024
Ralph Andrew RUIZ, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee
DO NOT PUBLISH
From the 175th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 742982 Honorable Marilisa Janssen, Judge Presiding
Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice, Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice, Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
On January 3, 2024, appellant pro se Ralph Andrew Ruiz filed a document titled "Appeal on Magistrates Order for Emergency Protection." On January 16, 2024, the clerk's record was filed in this court. The clerk's record does not contain an appealable order. As a general rule, a criminal defendant's right of appeal is limited to an appeal from a final judgment of conviction. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 44.02; see also State v. Sellers, 790 S.W.2d 316, 321 n.4 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990) ("A defendant's general right to appeal under [article 44.02] and its predecessors has always been limited to appeal from a 'final judgment,' though the statute does not contain this limitation on its face."). Moreover, "[t]he courts of appeals do not have 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) (quoting Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991)).
We ordered Ruiz to show cause by January 30, 2024, why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. No response was filed. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.