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Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth
Feb 1, 2024
No. 02-23-00330-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 1, 2024)

Opinion

02-23-00330-CR

02-01-2024

Morris Williams, Appellant v. The State of Texas


Do Not Publish Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b)

On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 1 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1755063

Before Womack, Wallach, and Walker, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DANA WOMACK JUSTICE.

Appellant Morris Williams, appearing pro se, attempts to appeal the trial court's order denying his motion to dismiss.

Generally, in criminal cases, our jurisdiction is limited to appeals from judgments of conviction or interlocutory orders made appealable by statute. See Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 697 & n.8 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (per curiam). An order denying a motion to dismiss is neither a judgment of conviction nor an interlocutory order made appealable by statute. See Awadalla v. State, No. 02-20-00102-CR, 2020 WL 5949918, at *1 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Oct. 8, 2020, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) ("No statute authorizes an interlocutory appeal from a motion to dismiss.").

On January 4, 2024, we notified Williams of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. We informed Williams that unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response by January 16, 2024, showing grounds for continuing the appeal, we would dismiss it for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Williams has not filed a response. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f); Awadalla, 2020 WL 5949918, at *1.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth
Feb 1, 2024
No. 02-23-00330-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 1, 2024)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:Morris Williams, Appellant v. The State of Texas

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth

Date published: Feb 1, 2024

Citations

No. 02-23-00330-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 1, 2024)