Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2025

Thomas Glen Holman v. the State of Texas

Thomas Glen Holman v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 18, 2025

Thomas Glen Holman v. the State of Texas

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00312-CR NO. 03-25-00313-CR

Thomas Glen Holman, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE 368TH DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY NOS. 23-0285-K368 & 24-1024-K368, THE HONORABLE KEVIN D. HENDERSON, JUDGE PRESIDING 1

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Thomas Glen Holman, acting pro se, filed notices of appeal referencing these two district court cause numbers but without specifying any judgment or order appealed.

The district-court clerk notified this Court that there is no final judgment in either case. Our review of the clerk’s records shows that Holman is represented by appointed counsel in the trial court for both criminal cases, and the cases are set for trial later this year. Because the district court has not pronounced sentence or entered an appealable order in either of these cases, we lack jurisdiction over these appeals. See Thompson v. State, 108 S.W.3d 287, 290 (Tex. Crim.

App. 2003) (concluding that there is no “conviction” to appeal before sentence is rendered);

Judge Kevin D. Henderson, retired judge of Williamson County Court at Law No. 1, was assigned to preside over these cases.

Cantu v. State, No. 03-24-00524-CR, 2024 WL 3892456, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 22, 2024, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (dismissing appeal for want of jurisdiction because trial court had not pronounced sentence). Further, Holman has no right to hybrid representation, and because he is represented by counsel in both cases, his notices of appeal present nothing for our review. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim.

App. 1995); Scarbrough v. State, 777 S.W.2d 83, 92 (Tex. Crim. App. 1989).

Accordingly, we dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction without prejudice to Holman’s refiling of a notice of appeal if sentence is imposed and a judgment of conviction is entered. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f).

__________________________________________ Darlene Byrne, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Crump and Ellis Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: July 18, 2025 Do Not Publish

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