Dionate D. Banks v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

Dionate D. Banks v. the State of Texas

DecidedJune 24, 2025

Docket01-24-00322-CR

StatusPublished

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Opinion issued June 24, 2025

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First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-24-00322-CR ——————————— DIONATE D. BANKS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 209th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1783269

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant filed a notice of appeal from his conviction for the offense of murder, for which he was sentenced to 63 years’ imprisonment in the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A supplemental clerk’s record was filed on May 9, 2025, containing the trial court’s order of June 25, 2024, granting appellant’s motion for new trial. The State filed a notice of appeal from the order granting new trial and that appeal is in case number 01-24-00546-CR. “The granting of a motion for new trial restores the case to its position before the former trial, including, at any party’s option, arraignment or pretrial proceedings initiated by that party.” TEX. R. APP. P. 21.9(b). The trial court’s grant of appellant’s motion for new trial rendered appellant’s appeal from his conviction moot. See id.; Kirkland v. State, No. 01-15-01018-CR, 2017 WL 3081237, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 20, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication).

We dismiss the appeal as moot and for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Caughey. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

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Opinion issued June 24, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-24-00322-CR ——————————— DIONATE D. BANKS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 209th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1783269

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant filed a notice of appeal from his conviction for the offense of murder, for which he was sentenced to 63 years’ imprisonment in the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. A supplemental clerk’s record was filed on May 9, 2025, containing the trial court’s order of June 25, 2024, granting appellant’s motion for new trial. The State filed a notice of appeal from the order granting new trial and that appeal is in case number 01-24-00546-CR. “The granting of a motion for new trial restores the case to its position before the former trial, including, at any party’s option, arraignment or pretrial proceedings initiated by that party.” TEX. R. APP. P. 21.9(b). The trial court’s grant of appellant’s motion for new trial rendered appellant’s appeal from his conviction moot. See id.; Kirkland v. State, No. 01-15-01018-CR, 2017 WL 3081237, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 20, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication).

We dismiss the appeal as moot and for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Caughey. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

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