Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 13, 2018

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-18-00858-CR

WILLIAM STEPHEN LUSH, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 230th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1098506

MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an attempted appeal of the appellant’s “Request for Permission to Appeal for Overturn or Reduction in Offense of Class A Misdemeanor Deadly Conduct to Class C Misdemeanor Theft.” The trial court did not rule on this motion.

In Texas, appeals in criminal cases are permitted only when they are authorized by statute. State ex rel. Lykos, 330 S.W.3d 904, 915 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011); see Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.02. Generally, a criminal defendant may only appeal from a final judgment. See State v. Sellers, 790 S.W.2d 316, 321 n. 4 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990).

Because this appeal does not fall within the exceptions to the general rule that appeal may be taken only from a final judgment of conviction, we have no jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Jamison and Donovan.

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