The State of Texas v. Abel Valdez
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Date FiledJuly 17, 2026
Docket03-26-00476-CR
StatusPublished
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-26-00476-CR
The State of Texas, Appellant
v.
Abel Valdez, Appellee
FROM THE 433RD DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY,
NO. CR2024-477D, THE HONORABLE DIB WALDRIP, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The State of Texas appealed the trial court’s oral ruling suppressing evidence, and
this Court abated the appeal and remanded this cause to the trial court for entry of a signed order
memorializing its oral ruling. State v. Valdez, No. 03-26-00476-CR, 2026 WL 1578826, at *1
(Tex. App.—Austin June 3, 2026, no pet.) (order & mem. op.). On remand, the trial court signed
an order rescinding its oral ruling. Thus, there is no appealable judgment or order for our review.
We lift the abatement, reinstate the appeal, and dismiss it for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R.
App. P. 43.2(f); State v. Kaiser, 822 S.W.2d 697, 698-99, 702 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1991, pet.
ref’d) (dismissing appeal for want of jurisdiction because it was not taken from order granting
motion to suppress evidence under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 44.01(a)(5)).
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Darlene Byrne, Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Theofanis
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: July 17, 2026
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