De H Nguyen v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 18, 2025
• Docket: 03-23-00301-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-23-00301-CR

De H Nguyen, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE 207TH DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY NO. CR2020-060, THE HONORABLE GARY L. STEEL, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

Appellant De Nguyen appeals his conviction for murder. See Tex. Penal Code

§ 19.02. Appellant challenges the legality of “Geofence warrants.” Nguyen notified this Court

that a case “focusing on the same similar issues regarding Geofence warrants, was recently

granted Petition for Discretionary Review in the Court of Criminal Appeals.” See Wells v. State,

PD-0669-23 (Tex. Crim. App. Jan. 24, 2024). Appellant request that we delay our opinion until

the Court of Criminal Appeals rules on the Geofence warrant issues in Wells. Petitioner’s brief

in Wells represents the issue of the legality of Geofence warrants as an issue of first impression.

We grant the motion and abate this cause. See McCall v. State, No. 03-19-00027-

CR, 2021 WL 2371358, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin June 9, 2021, no pet.) (abating appeal pending

resolution of separate cause pending in Texas Court of Criminal Appeals). Appellant should

notify this Court within thirty days of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal’s disposition of cause No. PD-0669-23, though appellee may so inform this Court and this Court may reinstate this

appeal on its own motion.

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Kelly

Abated

Filed: March 18, 2025

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