Pastor Isreal Diaz–Bonilla, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee (2016)

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Pastor Isreal Diaz–Bonilla, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee

NO. 14–15–00237–CR

Decided: February 18, 2016

Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Christopher, McCally.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant was convicted of engaging in organized criminal activity. Subsequently, the trial court granted appellant's motion for new trial.¹

Generally, we only have jurisdiction to consider an appeal by a criminal defendant when there has been a final judgment of conviction. See Workman v. State, 170 Tex.Crim.App. 621, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (1961); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). Because appellant has been granted a new trial, there is no final conviction to appeal.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

FOOTNOTES

1. We affirmed the trial court's decision on appeal from the State in an opinion issued February 9, 2016. See State of Texas v. Diaz–Bonilla, No. 14–15–00503–CR, _ WL _ (Tex. App.–Houston [14th Dist.] Feb 9, 2016, no pet. h.).

PER CURIAM

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