William Sedric Autrey v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 9, 2022
• Docket: 05-22-00180-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Dismiss and Opinion Filed May 9, 2022

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-00180-CR

WILLIAM SEDRIC AUTREY, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 296th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 429-81194-2010

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Myers, Carlyle, and Goldstein Opinion by Justice Myers On March 4, 2022, William Sedric Autrey filed a notice of appeal, “seeking

to appeal any denial of his Nunc Pro Tunc Motion by the Trial Court, if that should

happen.” He attached a copy of his nunc pro tunc motion that he previously sent to

the trial court asking for the court to “correct the sentencing judgment and make it

reflect that all sentences will run concurrent to each other.” The Collin County

District Clerk forwarded the notice of appeal to this Court along with a document

entitled “APPEAL SCHEDULE.” On the schedule, the clerk noted: “Defendant is

filing an Appeal on a Denial of Nunc Pro Tunc, which doesn’t exist.” We contacted

the Collin County District Clerk’s office to determine whether an order disposing of appellant’s motion had been signed. The district clerk confirmed that no order has

been signed.

Appellant has the right to appeal when a trial court enters a “judgment of guilt

or other appealable order.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2), 26.2(a). The trial court

“enters” an appealable order by signing a written order. See State v. Sanavongxay,

407 S.W.3d 252, 259 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012) (court of appeals has no jurisdiction

over State’s appeal until there is signed written order); State ex rel. Sutton v. Bage,

822 S.W.2d 55, 57 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992) (orig. proceeding) (determining that trial

court has not entered order justifying appeal until written order is signed); see also

Rodarte v. State, 860 S.W.2d 108, 110 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993) (defendant’s

timetable for filing notice of appeal from adverse habeas decision begins when

appealable order signed).

Although appellant filed a motion for a judgment nunc pro tunc, the trial court

did not sign and enter an appealable order. Therefore, appellant’s notice of appeal

does not confer jurisdiction upon this Court. See Sanavongxay, 407 S.W.3d at 259.

Under these circumstances, we must dismiss this appeal.

/Lana Myers// 220180f.u05 LANA MYERS Do Not Publish JUSTICE TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)

–2– Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

WILLIAM SEDRIC AUTREY, On Appeal from the 296th Judicial Appellant District Court, Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 429-81194- No. 05-22-00180-CR V. 2010. Opinion delivered by Justice Myers. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Carlyle and Goldstein participating.

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

Judgment entered this 9th day of May, 2022.

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