Darran Dewayne Hopkins v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 23, 2013
• Docket: 05-13-00469-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed August 23, 2013.

S Court of Appeals In The

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-00469-CR

DARRAN DEWAYNE HOPKINS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F11-35201-I

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices O’Neill, Francis, and Fillmore Opinion by Justice O’Neill Darran Dewayne Hopkins was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery. Punishment,

enhanced by one prior felony conviction, was assessed at thirty-seven years’ imprisonment.

Appellant filed a timely motion for new trial and notice of appeal. The Court now has before it

appellant’s motion to dismiss the appeal on the basis that appellant’s motion for new trial was

granted by the trial court.

An order granting a motion for new trial restores a case to its position before the former

trial and there is no longer a judgment in place. See TEX. R. APP. P. 21.9(b); Waller v. State, 931

S.W.2d 640, 643–44 (Tex. App.––Dallas 1996, no pet.). Absent a judgment of conviction, we

have no jurisdiction over the appeal. See Waller, 931 S.W.2d at 664. Accordingly, we grant

appellant’s motion to dismiss the appeal. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

/Michael J. O'Neill/ MICHAEL J. O'NEILL JUSTICE

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DARRAN DEWAYNE HOPKINS, On Appeal from the Criminal District Court Appellant No. 2, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F11-35201-I. No. 05-13-00469-CR V. Opinion delivered by Justice O’Neill. Justices Francis and Fillmore participating. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered this 23rd day of August, 2013.

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