David Cortez v. The State of Texas Appeal from 19th District Court of McLennan County (memorandum opinion)
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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-21-00099-CR DAVID CORTEZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 19th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019-2049-C1 MEMORANDUM OPINION In this matter, appellant, David Cortez, challenges the trial court’s denial of his pro se “Motion for Imposition of Community Supervision (Shock Probation).” “The right to appeal is conferred by the Legislature, and a party may appeal only that which the Legislature has authorized.” Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 834 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1999, no pet.) (citing Marin v. State, 851 S.W.2d 275, 278 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993)). There is no statutory authority for appealing from an order denying shock probation. See Houlihan v. State, 579 S.W.2d 213, 216 (Tex. Crim. App. 1979); Basaldua v. State, 558 S.W.2d 2, 5 (Tex. Crim. App. 1977); see also Dodson, 988 S.W.2d at 834 (holding that an appellate court lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the denial of a motion for shock probation). Therefore, because the denial of a motion for shock probation is not an appealable order, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.1 JOHN E. NEILL Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Neill, and Justice Johnson Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed May 12, 2021 Do not publish [CR25] It is also noteworthy that the record contains the trial court’s certification of appellant’s right of appeal, which indicates that appellant has waived his right of appeal. 1 Cortez v. State Page 2
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