Opinion
10-24-00061-CR 10-24-00062-CR
03-07-2024
ISIAH SCOTT, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
Do not publish
From the 87th District Court Leon County, Texas Trial Court Nos. 21-0007CR and 22-0120CR
Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Johnson, and Justice Smith
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MATT JOHNSON Justice
In each of these cases, Isiah Scott filed a notice of appeal from the trial court's denial of his motion for new trial by operation of law.
Appeals in criminal cases are permitted only when they are specifically authorized by statute. State ex rel. Lykos v. Fine, 330 S.W.3d 904, 915 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011) (orig. proceeding). "The standard for determining jurisdiction is not whether the appeal is precluded by law, but whether the appeal is authorized by law." Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 696-97 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008). An order denying a motion for new trial is not a separately appealable order. Torres v. State, No. 12-22-00004-CR, 2022 WL 399140, at *1 (Tex. App. - Tyler Feb. 9, 2022, no pet.) (per curiam) (mem. op., not designated for publication); Hernandez v. State, No. 03-11-00673-CR, 2012 WL 254606, at *3 (Tex. App. - Austin Jan. 25, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication); Billiot v. State, No. 02-11-00298-CR, 2011 WL 4469232, at * 1 (Tex. App. - Fort Worth Aug. 30, 2011, pet. ref d) (per curiam) (mem. op., not designated for publication).
Accordingly, we dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction.