Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Delarosa, Patricia Ann
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 9, 2005No. PD-1301-04Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
PD-1300-04 & PD-1301-04
THE STATE OF TEXAS
v.
LEE MICHAEL ALLEY, Appellee, &
PATRICIA ANN DELAROSA, Appellee
ON DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS
HARRIS COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · WomackWomack, J.
The issue in this case is whether the State may appeal from a justice court directly to a court of appeals. We hold that it may not.
The State filed complaints, in the Justice Court for Precinct 5 of Harris County, that accused the appellees of separate offenses of failure to stop at a stop sign. The justice court granted the appellees' motions to dismiss the misdemeanor complaints…