Joseph Demetrius Farris v. the State of Texas ( 2021 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-21-00207-CR
No. 10-21-00208-CR
JOSEPH DEMETRIUS FARRIS,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 12th District Court
Madison County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 18-13138 and 18-13140
MEMORANDUM OPINION
In each of these two causes, Appellant Joseph Demetrius Farris attempts to appeal
from the trial court’s order dismissing charges against him. An order dismissing charges
is not an order a defendant may appeal. Bohannan v. State, 352 S.W.3d 47, 48 (Tex. App.—
Fort Worth 2011, pet. ref’d); see also Crider v. State, No. 04-19-00512-CR, 2019 WL 4647705,
at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 25, 2019, no pet.) (per curiam) (mem. op., not
designated for publication). Accordingly, we dismiss each of these appeals for want of
jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f); Bohannan, 352 S.W.3d at 48.
Notwithstanding that we are dismissing these appeals, Farris may file a motion
for rehearing with this Court within fifteen days after the judgment of this Court is
rendered. See TEX. R. APP. P. 49.1. If Farris desires to have the decision of this Court
reviewed by filing a petition for discretionary review, that petition must be filed with the
Court of Criminal Appeals within thirty days after either the day this Court’s judgment
is rendered or the day the last timely motion for rehearing is overruled by this Court. See
id. R. 68.2(a).
MATT JOHNSON
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Johnson, and
Justice Smith
Dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed September 29, 2021
Do not publish
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