Jason Clarkson v. State ( 2005 )

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COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

JASON CLARKSON,

Appellant,

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

No. 08-05-00295-CR

Appeal from the

County Criminal Court at Law No. 2

of El Paso County, Texas

(TC# 20040C165410)

O P I N I O N

This is an attempted direct appeal from an order issued by the Hon. Stephen Ables on August 31, 2005 entitled “Order of Assignment by the Presiding Judge.” The order assigns the Hon. Susan Larsen to hear Appellant’s recusal motion seeking to recuse the Hon. Robert Anchondo from hearing the underlying case.

As a general rule, an appellate court may consider appeals by criminal defendants only after conviction. See Ex parte Shumake, 953 S.W.2d 842, 844 (Tex. App.--Austin 1997, no pet.). Intermediate appellate courts have no jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders absent express authority. See Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). Narrow exceptions exist to this general rule:

•appeals while on unadjudicated community supervision, see Kirk v. State, 942 S.W.2d 624, 625 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); Dillehey v. State, 815 S.W.2d 623, 626 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991);

•denial of a motion to reduce bond, see Tex. R. App. P. 31.1; Clark v. Barr, 827 S.W.2d 556, 557 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, orig. proceeding);

•denial of habeas corpus relief in extradition cases, see McPherson v. State, 752 S.W.2d 178, 179 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1988, pet. ref’d, untimely filed);

•denial of habeas corpus relief while on unadjudicated community supervision, see Ex parte McCullough, 966 S.W.2d 529, 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998);

•denial of pretrial applications of writs of habeas corpus alleging double jeopardy, see Ex parte Robinson, 641 S.W.2d 552, 555 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1982).

This appeal does not fall within one of the exceptions to the rule. We conclude this Court is without jurisdiction to entertain this appeal.

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

September 22, 2005

Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.

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