Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2014

Jacob Walton v. State

Jacob Walton v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 20, 2014

Jacob Walton v. State

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-14-00140-CR

JACOB WALTON, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE On Appeal from the 361st District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court No. 11-04803-CRF-361, Honorable Steven Lee Smith, Presiding May 20, 2014 ORDER ON DISMISSAL Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.

Appellant Jacob Walton was convicted of aggravated robbery. Sentence was imposed on March 19, 2014, and a notice of appeal was filed on March 31, 2014.

Appellant filed a timely motion for new trial, which was granted on May 7, 2014. See TEX. R. APP. P. 21.4(a), 26.2(a). Appellant has attached a copy of the order to a motion to dismiss the appeal which was filed in this court on May 15, 2014. So too has he attached affidavits signed by himself and counsel attesting to the above referenced facts.

When the trial court grants a motion for new trial, it restores the case to its position before the former trial. TEX. R. APP. P. 21.9. Because there is no conviction to be appealed, we have no jurisdiction to consider appellant’s appeal. Waller v. State, 931 S.W.2d 640, 643-44 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1996, no pet.).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Per Curiam

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