Court Opinion

ID: 9403057
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-06-20 13:09:23.319221+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:20:03.199511
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                      San Antonio, Texas
                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                         No. 04-23-00321-CR

                                        Nikolaj ZBIKOWSKI,
                                              Appellant

                                                 v.

                                        The STATE of Texas,
                                              Appellee

                     From the 399th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                   Trial Court No. 2020CR0416
                           Honorable Andrew Carruthers, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Beth Watkins, Justice
                  Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice
                  Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

Delivered and Filed: June 14, 2023

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

           Appellant Nikolaj Zbikowski, proceeding pro se, seeks to appeal an “Agreed Judgment of

Incompetency” finding appellant incompetent to stand trial and committing him to a mental health

facility for 120 days for examination and treatment toward the objective of attaining competency

to stand trial. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 46B.005. The challenged ruling is not appealable.

See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 46B.011 (“Neither the state nor the defendant is entitled to

make an interlocutory appeal relating to a determination or ruling under Article 46B.005.”).
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       On May 3, 2023, we ordered appellant to show cause in writing by June 2, 2023 why this

appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant timely filed a response, but it is

inadequate to show that this court has jurisdiction over his appeal. Because this court lacks

jurisdiction to consider an interlocutory appeal of an order finding a defendant incompetent to

stand trial on the merits, the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

                                                   PER CURIAM

DO NOT PUBLISH

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