Armando Romo Lopez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 187th Judicial District Court of Bexar County

No. 04-01-00684-CR
Armando Romo LOPEZ,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2001-CR-4929
Honorable Raymond Angelini, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Phil Hardberger, Chief Justice
Tom Rickhoff, Justice
Alma L. L pez, Justice

Delivered and Filed: November 21, 2001

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Armando Romo Lopez ("Lopez") filed a notice of appeal seeking to appeal a jury's finding that he was competent to stand trial. Lopez's attorney subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, noting that the jury's finding was not subject to interlocutory appeal. There is no statute authorizing an interlocutory appeal from a judgment in a pretrial competency hearing. See Jackson v. State, 548 S.W.2d 685, 690 (Tex. Crim. App.1977); Lowe v. State, 999 S.W.2d 537, 538 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.). Accordingly, a judgment from a pretrial competency hearing is not reviewable by appeal until after a full trial on the merits. See Jackson, 548 S.W.2d at 690; Lowe, 999 S.W.2d at 538. This appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM

DO NOT PUBLISH