State v. Howard

QUINN, Justice.

The State of Texas appeals from an interlocutory decree entitled “Order Suppressing Evidence” and cites three points of error. All three pertain to the court’s decision to exclude statements uttered by third parties who allegedly assisted Thomas Howard in robbing and killing a local store owner. For the reasons which follow, we dismiss for the lack of jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction

The power of this court to entertain interlocutory appeals is quite limited. Unless authorized to hear same by statutory or constitutional dictate, we have no jurisdiction to do so. Here, the State…