Ex Parte: Tyrone Cameron ( 2019 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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EX PARTE No. 08-18-00146-CR
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TYRONE CAMERON. Appeal from the
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County Criminal Court No. 1
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of El Paso County, Texas
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(TC# 20170C10013)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Tyrone Cameron is appealing an order denying pre-trial habeas corpus relief. In his habeas
application, Appellant challenged the constitutionality of the information charging him with
harassment. The State subsequently dismissed the criminal prosecution against Appellant thereby
rendering this appeal moot. It is well established that an appellate court does not have jurisdiction
to decide moot controversies and render advisory opinions. See TEX.CONST. art. II, § 1; National
Collegiate Athletic Association v. Jones, 1 S.W.3d 83, 86 (Tex. 1999). If events occurring during
the pendency of the appeal cause the matter before the court to become moot, the appellate court
is prohibited from deciding it. See Heckman v. Williamson County, 369 S.W.3d 137, 162 (Tex.
2012). When the premise of a habeas corpus application is destroyed by subsequent developments,
the legal issues raised thereunder are moot. See Ex parte Guerrero, 99 S.W.3d 852, 853
(Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.)(mem. op.). Accordingly, we grant Appellant’s
motion and dismiss the appeal as moot.
January 11, 2019 YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
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