Mike Cruz Garza v. State ( 2005 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-05-00708-CR
Mike Cruz Garza, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF LAMPASAS COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NOS. 7114 & 7115, HONORABLE JOE CARROLL, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
In 2001, Mike Cruz Garza was convicted of intoxication manslaughter and aggravated
assault. The convictions were affirmed and are now final. Garza v. State, Nos. 03-01-00423-CR
& 03-01-00424-CR, 2002 Tex. App. LEXIS 6274 (Tex. App.—Austin 2002, pet. ref’d) (not
designated for publication).
Garza filed a motion in the district court asking that he be provided a free copy of the
trial record. The motion was overruled on October 7, 2005. Caldwell then filed a notice of appeal.
This Court does not have jurisdiction except as expressly granted 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.). Garza’s notice of appeal does not invoke this Court’s
appellate jurisdiction.
The appeal is dismissed.
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Bob Pemberton, Justice
Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Pemberton and Waldrop
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: November 18, 2005
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