Opinion
NO. 03-18-00541-CR
10-02-2018
Robert Thomas, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE 390TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. D-1-DC-17-208383 , THE HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Robert Thomas filed his notice of appeal on August 14, 2018. However, appellant also filed a motion for new trial on August 13, 2018, which was granted by the trial court the same day. See Tex. R. App. P. 21, 22. Granting a new trial restores the case to its position before the former trial. Id. R. 21.9(b); see also id. R. 22.6(a) ("If judgment is arrested the defendant is restored to the position that he or she had before the indictment or information was presented."). We have no jurisdiction to consider the merits of an appeal after the grant of a motion for new trial. See Glaze v. State, 675 S.W.2d 768, 769-70 (Tex. Crim. App. 1984) (holding that neither court of appeals nor court of criminal appeals has jurisdiction to consider the merits of a case unless there is a final conviction from which to appeal); Waller v. State, 931 S.W.2d 640, 643-44 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1996, no pet.) (determining that appellate court had no jurisdiction to review appeal because trial court's granting of a motion for new trial left no sentence to be appealed); see also Gallup v. State, No. 03-11-00683-CR, 2012 WL 5192814, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 19, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (dismissing appeal as moot after trial court granted motion for new trial). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
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David Puryear, Justice Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin, and Bourland Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: October 2, 2018 Do Not Publish