Dismissed; Opinion Filed July 2, 2018.

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05-18-00691-CR

No. 05-18-00692-CR

No. 05-18-00693-CR

No. 05-18-00694-CR

No. 05-18-00695-CR

HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant

V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2

Grayson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 2018-2-0223, 2018-2-0224, 2018-2-0225, 2018-2-0226 & 2018-2-0227

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Lang-Miers, Evans, and Schenck

Opinion by Justice Evans

Harmon L. Taylor appeals the municipal court’s judgments finding him guilty of operating 

a motor vehicle without license plates; expired registration–display expired license plates; no proof 

of financial responsibility/liability insurance; no driver’s license; and failure to appear/bail 

jumping. After being found guilty of each violation by a jury in municipal court, appellant filed 

appeals in County Court at Law No. 2 where he then filed a “Plea to the Jurisdiction” and “Special 

Appearance” in each appeal. In orders dated June 6, 2018, the trial court denied each of his pleas 

and special appearances. Appellant then filed these appeals.

As a general rule, an appellate court may consider appeals by criminal defendants only 

after conviction or the entry of a narrow set of appealable interlocutory orders. TEX. R. APP. P.
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26.2(a)(1); see Leija v. State, 456 S.W.3d 157, 158 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015); Saliba v. State, 45 

S.W.3d 329, 329 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2001, no pet.). Intermediate appellate courts have no 

jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders absent express authority. See Apolinar v. State, 820 

S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); Wright, 969 S.W.2d at 589. An order denying a plea to 

the jurisdiction or special appearance is not an appealable order in a criminal case. See Wright, 

969 S.W.2d at 589; Stevens v. State, No. 03-15-00675-CR, 2016 WL 286328, *1 (Tex. App.—

Austin 2016, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). We do not find any grant of 

authority to review by interlocutory appeal the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction or special 

appearance in a criminal case.

We dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction.

Do Not Publish

TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)

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/David Evans/

DAVID EVANS

JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant

No. 05-18-00691-CR V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law 

No. 2, Grayson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0223.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, 

Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. 

Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant

No. 05-18-00692-CR V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law 

No. 2, Grayson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0224.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, 

Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. 

Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant

No. 05-18-00693-CR V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law 

No. 2, Grayson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0225.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, 

Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. 

Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant

No. 05-18-00694-CR V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law 

No. 2, Grayson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0226.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, 

Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. 

Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

HARMON L. TAYLOR, Appellant

No. 05-18-00695-CR V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law 

No. 2, Grayson County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2018-2-0227.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, 

Justices Lang-Miers and Schenck 

participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. 

Judgment entered this 2nd day of July, 2018.