Bruce Jones v. The State of Texas Appeal from 144th Judicial District Court of Bexar County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-20-00172-CR Bruce JONES, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019-CR-5212 Honorable Andrew Wyatt Carruthers, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Patricia Alvarez, Justice Delivered and Filed: October 14, 2020 APPEAL DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION Appellant filed a notice of appeal from an agreed judgment of incompetency finding him incompetent to stand trial pursuant to article 46B.005 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and committing him to a state hospital for 120 days. The agreed judgment is not appealable. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 46B.011. Therefore, on September 8, 2020, this court ordered appellant to show cause in writing no later than September 23, 2020 why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Our order cautioned appellant that if he did not timely respond, 04-20-00172-CR this appeal would be dismissed. Appellant has not responded; therefore, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Do not publish -2-

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