Legal Opinion

Fry v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 5, 2003No. 2-02-207-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIXON W. HOLMAN, Justice.

Appellant appeals the denial of his request for counsel for the purpose of obtaining an order for post-conviction forensic DNA testing pursuant to chapter 64.01 of the code of criminal procedure. Because we hold the order that Appellant seeks to appeal is an interlocutory, unappealable order, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

BACKGROUND

On July 25, 2001, Appellant filed an affidavit of indigency and a pro se request for appointment of counsel to assist him in obtaining an order for forensic DNA testing under chapter 64 of the Texas Code of Criminal…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Apolinar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. Lyon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  3. Kutzner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. State v. SellersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Cravin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Ahmad v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. Henderson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
  3. Atkins v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
  4. Conlin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2007
  5. Ex Parte McGregor, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004

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