NUMBER 13-15-00334-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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ISAAC GONZALEZ, APPELLANT,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE.
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On Appeal from the 24th District Court
of Victoria County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Isaac Gonzalez, proceeding pro se, attempts to appeal the May 20,
2015 decision of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ denying his petition for writ of
habeas corpus under article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in cause
number WR-64,680-03. Specifically, the Court of Criminal Appeals “denied without
written order the application for writ of habeas corpus on the findings of the trial court
without a hearing.”
On August 3, 2015, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that it appeared that
the order from which the appeal was taken was not an appealable order, and requested
correction of this defect within ten days or the appeal would be dismissed. Appellant has
failed to respond to the Court’s directive.
As a general rule, an appeal in a criminal case may be taken only from a judgment
of conviction. See Workman v. State, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961).
However, there are certain narrow exceptions. Wright v. State, 969 S.W.2d 588, 589
(Tex. App.—Dallas 1998, no pet.) (listing exceptions). The order appellant complains of
is not a judgment of conviction nor does it fall within any exception to the general rule.
See id. Moreover, this court has no jurisdiction in criminal law matters pertaining to
habeas corpus proceedings seeking relief from final felony convictions. See TEX. CODE
CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 § 3 (West, Westlaw through Ch. 46 2015 R.S.).
The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file and
appellant’s failure to respond to this Court’s notice, is of the opinion that the appeal should
be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Accordingly, the appeal is hereby DISMISSED
FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. Pending motions, if any, are likewise DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the 3rd
day of September, 2015.
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