Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2010

Ex Parte Robert Randall Long

Ex Parte Robert Randall Long
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided June 24, 2010

Ex Parte Robert Randall Long

Opinion

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed June 24, 2010.

 

 

In The

 

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-10-00456-CR

NO. 14-10-00457-CR

NO. 14-10-00458-CR

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EX PARTE ROBERT RANDALL LONG

 

 

On Appeal from the 177th District Court

 Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 1199409, 1216882, 1235282

 

 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Robert Randall Long is attempting to appeal the denial of three applications for writ of habeas corpus.  We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

In all three cases, the record fails to contain a written order denying the application for writ of habeas corpus.  The docket sheet in each case indicates the application was denied on April 12, 2010, by “oral ruling.”  Docket entries may not take the place of a separate order and a judge’s oral pronouncement is not appealable until a written order is signed.  Ex parte Wiley, 949 S.W.2d 3, 4 (Tex. App. – Forth Worth 1996, no pet.) (citing State v. Kibler, 874 S.W.2d 330, 332 (Tex. App. -- Forth Worth 1994, no pet.)).  Because there is no written appealable order, we dismiss each appeal for want of jurisdiction.  See State v. Cox, 235 S.W.3d 283, 285 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2007, no pet.). 

 

PER CURIAM

 

Panel consists of Justices Brown, Sullivan, and Christopher.

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