Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed February 14, 2013.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-12-00765-CR
ROBERT GLENN JONES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 23rd District Court
Brazoria County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 49680
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This attempted appeal is from the trial court’s order signed July 20, 2012,
denying appellant’s request for the appointment of counsel to pursue post-
conviction relief under article 64.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 64.01(c) (West Supp. 2012). The trial court's
denial of such a request is not an immediately appealable order. See Gutierrez v.
State, 307 S.W.3d 318, 323 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010) (appeal from an order denying
appellant's request for appointment of counsel under article 64.01(c) is “premature”
because “a motion for appointed counsel is a preliminary matter that precedes the
initiation of Chapter 64 proceedings”). Accordingly, the appeal is ordered
dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Boyce and Donovan.
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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