Melvin Williams v. The State of Texas--Appeal from Co Crim Ct at Law No 7 of Harris County

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Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed January 20, 2011. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ___________________ NO. 14-10-01215-CR ___________________ MELVIN WILLIAMS , Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 5568/2009 TR 0955742 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant was convicted of failing to safely change lanes and assessed a fine of $100.00 in the City of Houston Municipal Courts. He appealed the conviction on the record to the County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 of Harris County, Texas. That court affirmed the conviction and appellant perfected an appeal to this Court. We dismiss the appeal. A defendant may appeal to a court of appeals if he is convicted in a municipal court of record and that conviction is affirmed by the county court. See Tex. Gov t Code Ann. § 30.00027(a) (Vernon 2004). However, such an appeal is permitted only if the fine assessed against the defendant exceeds $100. Id. Because the fine does not exceed $100, we have no jurisdiction over the appeal. Id. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Brown, Boyce, and Jamison. Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2

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