William Boyd Pierce v. The State of Texas Appeal from 211th District Court of Denton County (memorandum opinion)
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In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-20-00141-CR ___________________________ WILLIAM BOYD PIERCE, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from the 211th District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court No. F-2003-0377-C Before Sudderth, C.J.; Gabriel and Kerr, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Sudderth MEMORANDUM OPINION We notified pro se appellant William Boyd Pierce of our concern that we lacked jurisdiction over his appeal because the trial court’s order denying his motion for nunc pro tunc judgment did not appear to be an appealable order. See Ex parte Florence, 319 S.W.3d 695, 696 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010) (providing that the appropriate remedy for denial of a motion for judgment nunc pro tunc is to file an application for writ of mandamus in a court of appeals). We informed Pierce that unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal by November 13, 2020, the appeal could be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f), 44.3. Because no response showing grounds for continuing the appeal has been filed, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f); Caldwell v. State, No. 02-20-00142-CR, 2020 WL 6498519, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Nov. 5, 2020, no pet. h.) (per curiam) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (“An order denying a motion for judgment nunc pro tunc is not appealable.”). /s/ Bonnie Sudderth Bonnie Sudderth Chief Justice Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) Delivered: December 10, 2020 2
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