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STATE v. ALLEY

Nos. PD-1300-04, PD-1301-04.

158 S.W.3d 485 (2005)

The STATE of Texas v. Lee Michael ALLEY, Appellee, & Patricia Ann Delarosa, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En banc.

March 9, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George McCall Secrest Jr., Houston, for Appellant.

Alan Curry, Assist. DA, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

WOMACK, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

The issue in this case is whether the State may appeal from a justice court directly to a court of appeals. We hold that it may not.

The State filed complaints, in the Justice Court for Precinct 5 of Harris County, that accused the appellees of separate offenses of failure to stop at a stop sign. The justice court granted the appellees' motions to dismiss the misdemeanor complaints against them because...

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