Harmon L. Taylor v. State of Texas Ex Rel., Whitney Brewster, Exec. Dir., Texas Department of Motor Vehicles ( 2018 )

Dismissed; Opinion Filed July 2, 2018.
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00691-CR
No. 05-18-00692-CR
No. 05-18-00693-CR
No. 05-18-00694-CR
No. 05-18-00695-CR
HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant
V.
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2
Grayson County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 2018-2-0223, 2018-2-0224, 2018-2-0225, 2018-2-0226 & 2018-2-0227
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang-Miers, Evans, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Evans
Harmon L. Taylor appeals the municipal court’s judgments finding him guilty of operating
a motor vehicle without license plates; expired registration–display expired license plates; no proof
of financial responsibility/liability insurance; no driver’s license; and failure to appear/bail
jumping. After being found guilty of each violation by a jury in municipal court, appellant filed
appeals in County Court at Law No. 2 where he then filed a “Plea to the Jurisdiction” and “Special
Appearance” in each appeal. In orders dated June 6, 2018, the trial court denied each of his pleas
and special appearances. Appellant then filed these appeals.
As a general rule, an appellate court may consider appeals by criminal defendants only
after conviction or the entry of a narrow set of appealable interlocutory orders. TEX. R. APP. P.
26.2(a)(1); see Leija v. State, 456 S.W.3d 157, 158 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015); Saliba v. State, 45
S.W.3d 329, 329 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2001, no pet.). Intermediate appellate courts have no
jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders absent express authority. See Apolinar v. State, 820
S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); Wright, 969 S.W.2d at 589. An order denying a plea to
the jurisdiction or special appearance is not an appealable order in a criminal case. See Wright,
969 S.W.2d at 589; Stevens v. State, No. 03-15-00675-CR, 2016 WL 286328, *1 (Tex. App.—
Austin 2016, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). We do not find any grant of
authority to review by interlocutory appeal the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction or special
appearance in a criminal case.
We dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction.
/David Evans/
DAVID EVANS
JUSTICE
Do Not Publish
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law
No. 2, Grayson County, Texas
No. 05-18-00691-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0223.
Opinion delivered by Justice Evans,
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck
participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law
No. 2, Grayson County, Texas
No. 05-18-00692-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0224.
Opinion delivered by Justice Evans,
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck
participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law
No. 2, Grayson County, Texas
No. 05-18-00693-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0225.
Opinion delivered by Justice Evans,
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck
participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law
No. 2, Grayson County, Texas
No. 05-18-00694-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0226.
Opinion delivered by Justice Evans,
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck
participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law
No. 2, Grayson County, Texas
No. 05-18-00695-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0227.
Opinion delivered by Justice Evans,
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck
participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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