Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2013

Arlene Ramos v. State

Arlene Ramos v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided September 12, 2013

Arlene Ramos v. State

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-13-00267-CV

ARLENE RAMOS APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE

------------ FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 4 OF TARRANT COUNTY ---------- MEMORANDUM OPINION1 ---------- Appellant Arlene Ramos filed a notice of appeal on July 22, 2013. On August 2, 2013, we notified Ramos of our concern that we may not have jurisdiction over this appeal because there is no appealable order. We informed Ramos that the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless she or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response by August 12, 2013,

See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. showing grounds for continuing the appeal.2 See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 44.3.

Ramos filed a response, but it does not show grounds for continuing the appeal.3 Accordingly, because there is no final judgment or appealable interlocutory order, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.4 See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f); Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001).

PER CURIAM PANEL: MEIER, J.; LIVINGSTON, C.J.; and GABRIEL, J.

DELIVERED: September 12, 2013

The court also directed Ramos to file an amended notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.1(d)(1), (2), (4). She did not do so. Ramos filed three large manila envelopes that contain an assortment of personal documents and things, including magazines, gift cards, a Pez dispenser, and an opened bag of Funyuns.

One of the documents that Ramos attached to her notice of appeal was a 2009 judgment of conviction for attempt to pass a forged check. To the extent that she is attempting to appeal that four-and-a-half-year-old conviction, not only is the notice of appeal late, see Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a), but the trial court’s certification states that it “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.” Thus, dismissal of the appeal under those circumstances would also be warranted. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).

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