Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-01 07:11:12.66944+00
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DISMISS and Opinion Filed January 26, 2023

                                     S   In the
                             Court of Appeals
                      Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                 No. 05-22-01254-CR
                                 No. 05-22-01255-CR
                                 No. 05-22-01256-CR
                                 No. 05-22-01257-CR

                         JOSEPH K. DINGLER, Appellant
                                      V.
                           STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

              On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2
                          Rockwall County, Texas
  Trial Court Cause Nos. CR19-1769, CR 19-1770, CR19-1771, CR 19-1772

                         MEMORANDUM OPINION
                  Before Justices Carlyle, Goldstein, and Kennedy
                            Opinion by Justice Carlyle
      Joseph K. Dingler filed a pro se notice of appeal in these cases. The notice of

appeal did not identify any judgments or other appealable orders. It appears from the

notice of appeal that appellant is complaining about the trial court’s refusal to remove

his appointed attorney and appoint him other counsel and complaining of ineffective

assistance of counsel. The Rockwall County Clerk filed a letter with this Court

stating, “there is not a judgment in any of the cases identified above due to his not

appearing for the Pre-Trial or the Jury Trial.” The court reporter filed a letter stating,
“These cases were set for jury trial on August 23, 2022, and the defendant failed to

appear.” We sent appellant a letter stating we questioned our jurisdiction as there did

not appear to be a final judgment or other appealable order in these case. We asked

appellant to file a response identifying any judgment or other appealable order in

these cases. Appellant filed a response, which discussed many issues, but it did not

identify any judgments or other appealable orders in the cases. Much of appellant’s

response concerned the lack of rulings by the trial court.

      We have no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal unless the trial court has entered

a judgment or appealable order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(b), 26.2(a)(1); State v.

Sanavongxay, 407 S.W.3d 252, 259 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012); Henderson v. State, 153

S.W.3d 735, 735–36 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005, no pet.). Because appellant has not

identified any judgment or other appealable order before this Court, we conclude we

lack jurisdiction over these appeals. Accordingly, we dismiss these appeals for lack

of jurisdiction.

                                            /Cory L. Carlyle
                                            CORY L. CARLYLE
                                            JUSTICE
Do Not Publish
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
221254F.U05

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                           Court of Appeals
                    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                JUDGMENT

JOSEPH K. DINGLER, Appellant                On Appeal from the County Court at
                                            Law No. 2, Rockwall County, Texas
No. 05-22-01254-CR         V.               Trial Court Cause No. CR19-1769.
                                            Opinion delivered by Justice Carlyle.
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee                    Justices Goldstein and Kennedy
                                            participating.

      Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered January 26, 2023

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                           Court of Appeals
                    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                JUDGMENT

JOSEPH K. DINGLER, Appellant                On Appeal from the County Court at
                                            Law No. 2, Rockwall County, Texas
No. 05-22-01255-CR         V.               Trial Court Cause No. CR19-1770.
                                            Opinion delivered by Justice Carlyle.
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee                    Justices Goldstein and Kennedy
                                            participating.

      Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered January 26, 2023

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                           Court of Appeals
                    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                JUDGMENT

JOSEPH K. DINGLER, Appellant                On Appeal from the County Court at
                                            Law No. 2, Rockwall County, Texas
No. 05-22-01256-CR         V.               Trial Court Cause No. CR19-1771.
                                            Opinion delivered by Justice Carlyle.
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee                    Justices Goldstein and Kennedy
                                            participating.

      Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered January 26, 2023

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                           Court of Appeals
                    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                JUDGMENT

JOSEPH K. DINGLER, Appellant                On Appeal from the County Court at
                                            Law No. 2, Rockwall County, Texas
No. 05-22-01257-CR         V.               Trial Court Cause No. CR19-1772.
                                            Opinion delivered by Justice Carlyle.
STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee                    Justices Goldstein and Kennedy
                                            participating.

      Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered January 26, 2023

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