Jennifer Ami Reno v. The State of Texas Appeal from 208th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Opinion issued April 19, 2022 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00478-CR ——————————— JENNIFER AMI RENO, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 208th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1538542 MEMORANDUM OPINION On August 25, 2021, the trial court sentenced appellant, Jennifer Ami Reno, to 2 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the third-degree felony offense of forgery of a governmental financial instrument. On August 30, 2021, appellant filed a notice of appeal. On September 24, 2021, appellant timely filed a motion for new trial. The clerk’s record contains an order showing that the trial court granted appellant’s motion for new trial. The granting of a motion for new trial restores the case to its position before the former trial. See TEX. R. APP P. 21.9(b). The appeal was rendered moot by the order granting a new trial. See id. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal as moot and for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f). We dismiss any pending motions as moot. We direct the Clerk to issue the mandate within 10 days of the date of this opinion. See TEX. R. APP. P. 18.1. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Countiss and Farris. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2
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