State v. Nenninger

PARRISH, Judge.

Tony R. Nenninger (defendant) attempts to appeal a fine assessed against him in a case in which he was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, a controlled substance. § 195.202, RSMo 1994. For the reasons that follow, this court must dismiss the appeal.

Although not questioned by a party, an appellate court must determine its jurisdiction before undertaking to ad*369dress the merits of an appeal. State v. Bain, 982 S.W.2d 706, 707 (Mo.App.1998). There is no right to appeal absent statutory authority. State v. Williams, 871 S.W.2d 450, 452 (Mo. banc 1994); Bain, supra.…