Serena Joseph v. the State of Texas
Serena Joseph v. the State of Texas
Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-24-00248-CR Serena JOSEPH, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 379th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2023CR11216 Honorable Ron Rangel, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Irene Rios, Justice Delivered and Filed: June 5, 2024 DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION On March 19, 2024, the trial court filed an order for evaluation of competency, which is not an appealable judgment. See Sanchez v. State, No. 04-18-00281-CR, 2018 WL 2418432, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 30, 2018, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (citing Jackson v. State, No. 01-13-00561-CR, 2014 WL 123838, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 14, 2014, no pet.); Woods v. State, 108 S.W.3d 314, 316 n.6 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003); TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 46B.011). On April 1, 2024, Appellant filed a notice of appeal.
04-24-00248-CR
On April 16, 2024, we ordered Appellant to show cause as to why this court should not dismiss for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f).
Appellant did not respond. Because the order for evaluation of competency is not an appealable order, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See id.; Sanchez, 2018 WL 2418432, at *1.
PER CURIAM DO NOT PUBLISH
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