Ayoade Adeyinka v. State ( 2019 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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AYOADE ADEYINKA, No. 08-19-00030-CR
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Appellant, Appeal from the
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V. County Criminal Court No. 3
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Denton County, Texas
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Appellee. (TC# CR-2017-07343-C)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Ayoade Adeyinka, is attempting to appeal his conviction of theft. On
December 14, 2018, Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal. The trial court granted Appellant’s
motion for new trial on December 18, 2018.
The granting of a motion for new trial restores the case to its position before the former
trial. See TEX.R.APP.P. 21.9(b). As a result, there is no longer an appealable judgment of
conviction and the appeal has been rendered moot by the order granting Appellant a new trial. The
appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See Waller v. State, 931 S.W.2d 640, 643-44
(Tex.App.—Dallas 1996, no pet.)(dismissing appeal for want of jurisdiction after motion for new
trial granted because no sentence to be appealed).
February 5, 2019
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
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