STATE v. COX

No. 2-06-171-CR.

235 S.W.3d 283 (2007)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant v. Matthew Neal COX, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

August 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Mallin, Chief, Appellate Division, District Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Appellant.

Mark Daniel, Fort Worth, TX, for Appellee.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

JOHN CAYCE, Chief Justice.

The State is attempting to appeal the trial court's ruling granting Matthew Neal Cox's motion to suppress. The primary issue we must decide is whether a docket sheet entry reflecting the trial court's oral ruling on Cox's motion to suppress constitutes a signed written order for purposes of appeal. Because we conclude that it does not, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

On April 4, 2006, after a hearing...

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