IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-18-00006-CR
CRAIG MACK,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 54th District Court
McLennan County, Texas
Trial Court No. 1991-509-C
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On January 5, 2018, inmate Craig Mack filed a “Notice of Appeal,” challenging the
trial court’s denial of his “Motion for Opportunity to be Heard on Judicial Notice.” The
right of appeal in criminal cases is conferred by the Legislature, and a party may appeal
only from judgments of conviction or interlocutory orders authorized as appealable. See
TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (West 2006); TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2); see also
Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) (“‘[T]he standard for
determining jurisdiction is not whether the appeal is precluded by law, but whether the
appeal is authorized by law.’” (quoting Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 696-97 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2008))). In this case, appellant does not appeal from a judgment of conviction or an
appealable, interlocutory order. See, e.g., Mack v. State, No. 10-17-00383-CR, ___ S.W.3d
___, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 11326 (Tex. App.—Waco Dec. 6, 2017, no pet.). Because this
appeal is not from a judgment of conviction or an appealable interlocutory order, we have
no jurisdiction. See Ragston, 424 S.W.3d at 52; Abbott, 271 S.W.3d at 696-97; see also Mack,
2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 11326. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.
AL SCOGGINS
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed January 24, 2018
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