State v. Rodolfo Morales ( 2020 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
§
THE STATE OF TEXAS, § No. 08-20-00021-CR
Appellant, § Appeal from the
v. § County Criminal Court at Law No. 4
RODOLFO MORALES, § of El Paso County, Texas
Appellee. § (TC# 20180C06554)
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ORDER
Pending before the Court is the State’s Motion for a Stay of Trial Court Proceedings in a
case styled The State of Texas v. Rodolfo Morales, Cause No. 20180C06554, which is currently
pending in the County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 of El Paso County, Texas, and is set for jury
trial on Monday, January 27, 2020. The State has filed a notice of appeal from a trial court ruling
that granted a motion to suppress. This order is appealable and the State is statutorily entitled to a
stay of the trial court proceedings pending disposition of the appeal. See TEX.CODE
CRIM.PROC.ANN. art. 44.01(a)(5), (e).
Accordingly, the State’s motion for a stay is GRANTED. The trial court is directed to stay
all proceedings in The State of Texas v. Rodolfo Morales, Cause No. 20180C06554, pending
disposition of this appeal or further order of this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of January, 2020.
PER CURIAM
Before Alley, C.J., Rodriguez and Palafox, JJ.