Lisa Marie Kennedy v. the State of Texas ( 2022 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-22-00026-CR
No. 10-22-00027-CR
LISA MARIE KENNEDY,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the County Court at Law
Walker County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 21-0778 & 21-0779
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Lisa Marie Kennedy attempts to appeal two traffic tickets which are on review at
the County Court at Law in Walker County, Texas. However, no final judgment or other
appealable order has been rendered by the County Court at Law in either of the
underlying cases. The information sheet provided by the Walker County Clerk's Office
states: “DATE OF JUDGEMENT: Pending.”
The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that a criminal defendant has the
right to appeal a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2).
However, in these appeals, there are no appealable judgments or orders from the
underlying cases; thus, we have no jurisdiction of these appeals. See id.; 26.2(a)(1) (“The
notice of appeal must be filed: (1) within 30 days after the day sentence is imposed or
suspended in open court, or after the day the trial court enters an appealable order.”); see
also State v. Sanavongxay, 407 S.W.3d 252, 259 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012) ("We conclude that,
because there is no written order from which to appeal, the court of appeals correctly
held that it has no jurisdiction over the…appeal . . . .").
Accordingly, these appeals are dismissed.
TOM GRAY
Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Johnson, and
Justice Smith
Appeals dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed February 16, 2022
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