Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-01-17 14:09:14.590961+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                   San Antonio, Texas
                                        January 11, 2023

                                      No. 04-22-00664-CR

                                          Alan PEREZ,
                                            Appellant

                                                v.

                                      The STATE of Texas,
                                            Appellee

                  From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                Trial Court No. 2022CR6797
                         Honorable Michael E. Mery, Judge Presiding

                                         ORDER
       On September 28 2022, appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal of trial court cause
number 2022CR6797. On October 6, 2022, the district clerk filed the clerk’s record, which
contains the trial court’s September 16, 2022 order dismissing the criminal action.

         In general, we have jurisdiction to consider an appeal by a criminal defendant only when
the trial court has signed a judgment of conviction. McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex.
App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (citing Workman v. State, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1961)).

        Because there is no judgment of conviction, we ORDER appellant to file a response
showing why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction by February 10, 2023.
If appellant fails to satisfactorily respond within the time provided, the appeal will be dismissed
for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). If a supplemental clerk’s record is required
to establish this court’s jurisdiction, appellant must ask the district clerk to prepare one and
notify this court that such a request was made. All deadlines in this matter are suspended until
further order of the court.

       We order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on the trial court, all
counsel, appellant, and the court reporter.
                                              _________________________________
                                              Beth Watkins, Justice

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 11th day of January, 2023.

                                              ___________________________________
                                              Michael A. Cruz,
                                              Clerk of Court