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Michael Tremaine Schexnayder v. State
Citation: Not availableDocket: 02-19-00160-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; August 8, 2019; Texas; State Appellate Court
Original Court Document: View Document
Michael Tremaine Schexnayder, the appellant, filed a notice of appeal on March 22, 2019, contesting the denial of several pretrial motions in three criminal cases. On May 28, 2019, the Court of Appeals raised concerns regarding its jurisdiction over the appeals, noting that the trial court had not issued any appealable orders following the imposition of sentence on April 10, 2019. The court indicated that Schexnayder's pretrial petition for writ of habeas corpus was likely moot, referencing relevant case law. The court further explained that the motions Schexnayder sought to appeal, including a bail reduction and a motion to quash, did not fall within the scope of appealable interlocutory orders in criminal cases. It emphasized that a prematurely filed appeal in a criminal case is considered a nullity if filed before a conviction. As no additional notice of appeal was filed after sentencing, the court determined it lacked jurisdiction to review Schexnayder's complaints and dismissed the appeals for want of jurisdiction. The decision was delivered on August 8, 2019, and not designated for publication.