The State of Texas v. Tommy Wayne Butterfield--Appeal from 331st District Court of Travis County
Annotate this CaseNO. 03-96-00631-CR
The State of Texas, Appellant
v.
Tommy Wayne Butterfield, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 0961962, HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING
PER CURIAM
The State appeals from an order suppressing statements by the appellee. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 44.01(a)(5) (West Supp. 1997). The State has not responded to our notice that the transcript does not contain a copy of the suppression order.
The State's notice of appeal contains a footnote stating, "The trial court did not sign an order in this case, but did cause a docket entry reflecting its order to be made on September 6, 1996." We find no such docket entry. If the docket contained such an entry, and if that entry were sufficient to support an appeal, the State failed to timely certify to the district court that this appeal was not taken for the purpose of delay and that the statements are of substantial importance to the case. Article 44.01(a)(5); see State v. Janicek, 917 S.W.2d 127, 128 (Tex. App.--Austin 1996, no pet.).
In the absence of an appealable order, this Court's jurisdiction is not invoked. The appeal is dismissed.
Before Justices Powers, Aboussie and Jones
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: December 19, 1996
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