Court Opinion

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-11-00190-CR

Stephanie Murrile, Appellant 

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 8 OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NO. C-1-CR-10-212556 
HONORABLE CARLOS HUMBERTO BARRERA, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N

		Appellant Stephanie Murrile attempted an appeal from a January 7, 2010 (1) trial court
order denying her "Motion to Suppress Based on Collateral Estoppel" that sought dismissal of
the charging instrument on double jeopardy grounds.  Appellee State of Texas filed a motion to
dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction, arguing that the January 7 order is interlocutory and
not appealable because Murrile has not been convicted or sentenced.  See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2);
Workman v. State, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (Tex. Crim. App. 1961).  The State contends that Murrile's
remedy is by pretrial writ of habeas corpus.  Ex parte Apolinar, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1991) (prohibiting appellate courts from considering special plea as equivalent of pretrial
writ of habeas corpus); see Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 27.05 (West 2006) (defining defendant's
special plea).
		With few exceptions, we do not have jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders. (2)  Id.
We agree that we lack appellate jurisdiction to review a pretrial order denying a motion to suppress.
See Apolinar, 820 S.W.2d at 794 (noting that appellate courts lack jurisdiction to review
interlocutory orders unless expressly provided by law); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161
(Tex. App.--Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (concluding that appeal from pretrial order denying motion to
suppress evidence was not immediately appealable and dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction). 		Accordingly, we grant the State's motion and dismiss Murrile's appeal for
want of jurisdiction.

   
						Jeff Rose, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Rose and Goodwin
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed:   August 31, 2011
Do Not Publish
1.   Although the order reflects that it was signed on "January 7, 2010," the year appears to be
a typographical error, as the charged offense occurred on July 17, 2010.
2.   Some interlocutory orders in criminal cases are appealable, for instance:  (1) defendants
on deferred adjudication may immediately appeal rulings on pretrial motions, (2) defendants may
appeal the denial of a motion to reduce bond, and (3) defendants may appeal from the denial
of a pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus alleging double jeopardy.  McKown v. State,
915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth 1996, no pet.).