Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2011

Lawrence W. Atkins v. State

Lawrence W. Atkins v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided March 3, 2011

Lawrence W. Atkins v. State

Opinion

Motion Granted; Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 3, 2011.

 

In The

 

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                                                                                         

NO. 14-10-01166-CR

 

Lawrence W. Atkins, Appellant

V.

The State of Texas, Appellee

 

On Appeal from the 23rd District Court

Brazoria County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 34,410-3

 

MEMORANDUM  OPINION

 

A jury convicted appellant of the offenses of aggravated sexual assault and prohibited sexual conduct and sentenced him to confinement for life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on October 9, 1998.  His conviction was affirmed in an unpublished opinion.  Atkins v. State, No. 14-98-01368-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001, no pet.) (not designated for publication). 

On November 15, 2010, appellant filed a new notice of appeal, asserting newly discovered evidence.  We lack jurisdiction over this attempted appeal.  The exclusive post-conviction remedy in final felony convictions in Texas courts is through a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to article 11.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.  See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07; Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).

On February 14, 2011, the State filed a motion to dismiss this appeal.  The motion is granted and the appeal is dismissed.

                                                                                    PER CURIAM

 

 

 

Panel consists of Justices Anderson, Seymore, and McCally.

Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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