Opinion
NO. 02-18-00180-CR
06-07-2018
HARRY C. WASHINGTON APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
FROM THE 297TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 1458141D MEMORANDUM OPINION
See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
On April 27, 2018, we notified Appellant Harry C. Washington of our concern that we lacked jurisdiction over this appeal because he was attempting to appeal from a judgment of acquittal. We generally have jurisdiction to consider an appeal in a criminal case only when there has been a final judgment of conviction. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 44.02 (West 2018); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.).
Appellant's companion case in cause number 02-18-00181-CR remains pending because that appeal is from a judgment of conviction.
We informed Appellant that his appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed with this court, on or before May 7, 2018, a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f), 44.3. No response has been filed. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f).
/s/ Bonnie Sudderth
BONNIE SUDDERTH
CHIEF JUSTICE PANEL: SUDDERTH, C.J.; WALKER and MEIER, JJ. DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) DELIVERED: June 7, 2018