Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2014

Charles Bernard Garcia v. State

Charles Bernard Garcia v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 29, 2014

Charles Bernard Garcia v. State

Opinion

Opinion issued July 29, 2014

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-14-00298-CR ——————————— CHARLES BERNARD GARCIA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1886090

MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Charles Bernard Garcia appealed from the trial court’s judgment signed on March 26, 2014. On June 9, 2014, the trial court granted appellant’s motion for new trial. On July 15, 2014, appellant filed a motion to dismiss his appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the appeal was rendered moot by the trial court’s order granting the motion for new trial. The granting of a motion for new trial restores the case to its position before the former trial and renders any appeal moot. See TEX. R. APP. P. 21.9(b); Galvan v. Harris Cnty., No. 01-09-00884-CV, 2011 WL 345677, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 31, 2011, no pet.) (mem. op.).

Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal as moot. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f). We dismiss any other pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Bland, and Massengale.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

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