Cetewayo Shango v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-25-00512-CR
Cetewayo Shango, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE 368TH DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY NO. 25-0150-K368, THE HONORABLE SARAH BRUCHMILLER, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Cetewayo Shango, who is proceeding pro se and awaiting trial on a
charge of sexual assault, has filed what he labels an “appeal of the findings” made by the district
court related to its denial of Shango’s pretrial motion to dismiss the indictment. We construe
Shango’s filing as a notice of appeal from the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss.
In Texas, courts of appeals do not have jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders
in criminal cases unless that jurisdiction has been expressly granted by statute. Ragston v. State,
424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). No statute grants this Court jurisdiction to review a
trial court’s pretrial order denying a motion to dismiss an indictment. See Ahmad v. State,
158 S.W.3d 525, 526 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004, pet. ref’d); see also Salcido v. State,
No. 08-21-00148-CR, 2021 WL 4988307, at *1 (Tex. App.—El Paso Oct. 27, 2021, no pet.)
(mem. op., not designated for publication) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction interlocutory
appeal from motion to dismiss indictment); Mendoza v. State, No. 06-17-00121-CR, 2017 WL 3908216, at *2 (Tex. App.—Texarkana Aug. 9, 2017, pet. ref’d) (mem. op., not
designated for publication) (dismissing appeal from interlocutory orders denying defendant’s
motion to dismiss indictment and motion for speedy trial). Accordingly, we dismiss Shango’s
appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f).
__________________________________________ Gisela D. Triana, Justice
Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Theofanis
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: September 5, 2025
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