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Valencia v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi-Edinburg
May 26, 2022
No. 13-22-00058-CR (Tex. App. May. 26, 2022)

Opinion

13-22-00058-CR

05-26-2022

EFRAIN VALENCIA, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.


Do not publish. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County, Texas.

Before Justices Longoria, Hinojosa, and Silva

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CLARISSA SILVA, JUSTICE

This cause is before the Court upon its own motion. On February 7, 2022, appellant attempted to appeal a denial of a motion to dismiss in trial court cause number CR-21-00856-B. On February 14, 2022, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that it appears the order he was attempting to appeal is not appealable. Appellant was further notified that if the defect was not corrected within thirty days from the date of the letter, the appeal would be subject to dismissal. On March 24, 2022, the Court received appellant's docketing statement indicating the Honorable Traci Evans was now representing appellant. On March 24, 2022, the Clerk of the Court sent notice to appellant's new counsel that it appeared the order appellant is attempting to appeal is not appealable. The notice instructed appellant that if the defect was not corrected within thirty days from the date of the letter, the appeal would be subject to dismissal.

Generally, a state appellate court only has jurisdiction to consider an appeal by a criminal defendant where there has been a final judgment of conviction. Workman v. State, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). Exceptions to the general rule include: (1) certain appeals while on deferred adjudication community supervision, Kirk v. State, 942 S.W.2d 624, 625 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); (2) appeals from the denial of a motion to reduce bond, Tex.R.App.P. 31.1; McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161; and (3) certain appeals from the denial of habeas corpus relief, Wright v. State, 969 S.W.2d 588, 589 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1998, no pet.); McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161.

Our review of the documents before the Court does not reveal an appealable order entered by the trial court within thirty days before the filing of appellant's notice of appeal. The Court, having examined and fully considered notice of appeal, is of the opinion that there is not an appealable order, and this Court lacks jurisdiction over the matters herein. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Valencia v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi-Edinburg
May 26, 2022
No. 13-22-00058-CR (Tex. App. May. 26, 2022)
Case details for

Valencia v. State

Case Details

Full title:EFRAIN VALENCIA, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi-Edinburg

Date published: May 26, 2022

Citations

No. 13-22-00058-CR (Tex. App. May. 26, 2022)