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Cyrus Lua Gray III v. the State of Texas
07-21-00081-CR
| Tex. App. | Jul 7, 2021
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*1 Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ.

Appellant, Cyrus Lua Gray III, filed a notice of appeal, pro se, from the trial court’s purported denial of his “motion for exculpatory evidence.” [1] We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

*2 In 2018, appellant was indicted for capital murder. [2] He was appointed trial counsel,

but his counsel was later allowed to withdraw. Proceeding pro se, appellant filed a “Motion for Exculpatory and Mitigating Evidence (Brady Material)” on October 19, 2020. The clerk’s record does not contain a trial court order ruling on appellant’s motion or a judgment of conviction.

We have jurisdiction to consider a criminal appeal from a judgment of conviction or where expressly granted by law. McIntosh v. State, 110 S.W.3d 51, 52 (Tex. App.— Waco 2002, order) (per curiam). Here, the record does not contain the purported trial court order denying appellant’s motion for exculpatory evidence. Even if the trial court had signed such an order, we have found no authority granting immediate appellate review. See Apolinar v. State , 820 S.W.2d 792, 794 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (holding that appellate courts have jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders, such as pretrial rulings, only where that jurisdiction has been expressly granted by law).

By letter of May 19, 2021, we directed appellant to file a response showing how we have jurisdiction over this appeal. Appellant filed a response but has not demonstrated grounds for continuing the appeal.

Because appellant has not presented this Court with a judgment of conviction or appealable order for review, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction and deny appellant’s request for appointed appellate counsel.

Per Curiam Do not publish.

[1] Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See T EX . G OV ’ T C ODE A NN . § 73.001 (West 2013).

[2] See T EX . P ENAL C ODE A NN . § 19.03(a)(2) (West 2019). 2

Case Details

Case Name: Cyrus Lua Gray III v. the State of Texas
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jul 7, 2021
Docket Number: 07-21-00081-CR
Court Abbreviation: Tex. App.
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