Clarence Macvey Donald v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 147th District Court of Travis County
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-05-00468-CR Clarence Macvey Donald, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-DC-04-205413, HONORABLE WILFORD FLOWERS, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Clarence Donald seeks to appeal from the district court s order dismissing the above cause on the State s motion after a new indictment was filed. Generally, we have criminal appellate jurisdiction only when there has been a judgment of conviction. See Workman v. State, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961). We do not have jurisdiction except as expressly granted to us by law. See Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App. Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). We have found no statute that vests this Court with jurisdiction over a defendant s direct appeal from a trial court s order granting the State s pretrial motion to dismiss an indictment or information. The appeal is dismissed. __________________________________________ W. Kenneth Law, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Law, Justices B. A. Smith and Puryear Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: August 25, 2005 Do Not Publish 2
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