Jeana H. Tran v. State

Opinion issued April 7, 2005 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ____________ NO. 01-05-00026-CR ____________ JENNA H. TRAN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 09402785-7-4 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Jenna H. Tran, waived her right to a jury trial and was convicted in a City of Houston municipal court of running a stop sign. Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 544.010 (Vernon 1999). The judge assessed punishment at a $40 fine. Appellant appealed to county court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 30.00014(a) (Vernon 2004). The record of the municipal court proceedings and the briefs were filed in Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3. On November 24, 2004, the county court judge affirmed the municipal court judgment and fine of $40. On January 7, 2005, appellant filed a notice of appeal. The record and briefs from the county court have been filed in this Court and constitute the record and briefs in this appeal. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 30.00027(b) (Vernon 2004). We have no jurisdiction over the appeal. Unless the sole issue is the constitutionality of the statute or ordinance on which the conviction is based, we are without jurisdiction when the fine imposed in the lower court does not exceed $100. See Boyd v. State, 11 S.W.3d 324, 325 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, no pet.); Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 4.03 (Vernon Supp. 2004-2005); Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 30.00027(a) (Vernon 2004). The amount of appellant’s fine did not exceed $100. We therefore examined the brief filed by appellant in the county criminal court at law. No challenge to the constitutionality of a statute or ordinance was raised. We therefore have no jurisdiction over this appeal. The appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Taft, Keyes, and Hanks. Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).