Steven Cullen Lewis v. The State of Texas Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 15 of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Opinion issued December 17, 2020 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-20-00661-CR ——————————— STEVEN CULLEN LEWIS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2303611 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant is attempting to appeal from the trial court’s September 3, 2020 order denying his motion to suppress. The State has filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that this Court lacks jurisdiction because appellant may only appeal from a final judgment, and the order denying appellant’s motion to suppress is not a final judgment. This Court held the motion to give appellant the opportunity to respond, but appellant has not responded. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.1(b). Courts of appeals have no jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders unless jurisdiction has been expressly granted by law. See Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). The order denying appellant’s pretrial motion to suppress is not a final judgment and may not be appealed until after final judgment is rendered. See id.; Laney v. State, No. 14-00-01298-CR, 2001 WL 1098079, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Sept. 20, 2001, no pet.). Accordingly, we grant the State’s motion and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Hightower and Countiss. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2
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