Ahmad v. State

OPINION

DIXON W. HOLMAN, Justice.

Appellant Janet Kay Ahmad seeks to appeal the denial of her motion to set aside the indictment on limitations grounds. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Appellant filed a motion in the trial court seeking to set aside the indictment, contending that prosecution of the conduct alleged is barred by the statute of limitations. The trial court denied the motion, and Appellant filed a notice of appeal.

The right to appeal in a criminal case is a substantive right solely within the province of the Legislature. Lyon v. State, 872 S.W.2d 732, 734…