Elijah W. Ratcliff v. State

In The



Court of Appeals



Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont



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NO. 09-05-481 CR

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ELIJAH W. RATCLIFF, Appellant



V.



THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee




On Appeal from the 258th District Court

Polk County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 18177




MEMORANDUM OPINION

On November 17, 2005, we informed the parties that our jurisdiction was not apparent from the notice of appeal, and notified them that the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless we received a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal. No reply has been filed.

The notice of appeal seeks to appeal "a series of dispositive orders" (1) but according to the trial court clerk the appellant has not been convicted or sentenced in cause no. 18177. The trial court's denial of the appellant's motions is not appealable at this time. The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

APPEAL DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION.



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DAVID GAULTNEY

Justice



Opinion Delivered January 11, 2006

Do Not Publish

Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Kreger, JJ.

1. The appellant does not identify the motions but they apparently concern discovery and deposition.