Legal Opinion

Earnest Johnson v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided October 24, 2024No. 10-24-00293-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-24-00293-CR No. 10-24-00294-CR EARNEST JOHNSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 272nd District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court Nos. 18-05306-CRF-272 and 18-04253-CRM-272 MEMORANDUM OPINION In each of these two causes, Appellant Earnest Johnson filed a notice of appeal in which he stated that he was appealing from “a final judgment of Guilty”; however, there are no final judgments in these cases. Therefore, we will dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction. Jurisdiction must be expressly given to the courts of appeals. Ragston…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Abbott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. Apolinar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. Ragston, Joshua DewayneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  4. State v. SellersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. in Re Joseph Clyde Ford, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2018

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