Summary
The Texas Court of Appeals, Eighth District, dismissed Richard Newberry’s criminal appeal for want of jurisdiction. The court ordered that its decision be certified to the trial court for observance.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the court of appeals had jurisdiction over the appeal.
Holdings
- The court lacked jurisdiction over the appeal and dismissed it for want of jurisdiction.
Key quotations
“The Court has considered this cause on the record and concludes the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction, in accordance with the opinion of this Court. We therefore dismiss the appeal.”
Factual background
The supplied document contains no substantive factual background or analysis concerning the underlying criminal matter. It states only that the court considered the cause on the record and determined that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Procedural history
Richard Newberry appealed from proceedings in the 171st District Court of El Paso County, Texas, under trial-court cause number 20050D04949. The Eighth Court of Appeals concluded that it lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the appeal, ordering that its decision be certified to the lower court for observance.