Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-14-00520-CR
Steven Mitchell GARY,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 175th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2014CR2945
Honorable Mary D. Roman, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Karen Angelini, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: August 13, 2014
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
Steven Mitchell Gary filed a notice of appeal on July 18, 2014. The notice states Gary
desires to appeal the indictment against him. The courts of appeal have jurisdiction of an appeal
by a criminal defendant only after a conviction or when an appeal is specifically authorized by
statute. Workman v. State, 170 Tex. Crim. 621, 622, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (1961); see Ragston v.
State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1991). There is no statute authorizing a criminal defendant to appeal an indictment.
04-14-00520-CR
On July 30, 2014, we ordered Gary to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed
for lack of jurisdiction. Gary filed a response in which he complains there are irregularities in the
indictment and that he is receiving ineffective assistance of counsel. Neither of these matters may
be directly appealed before conviction. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for lack of
jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
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