Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2016

Dennis Harris v. State

Dennis Harris v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 12, 2016

Dennis Harris v. State

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-16-00083-CR

DENNIS HARRIS APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

---------- FROM THE 432ND DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY TRIAL COURT NO. 1390488D ---------- MEMORANDUM OPINION1 ---------- In a document filed with the district clerk entitled “Appeal,” Appellant Dennis Harris states that he wants a court date and a new bond. On March 16, 2016, we notified Harris of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the trial court had not entered any appealable orders, noting that we generally have jurisdiction to consider an appeal in a criminal case only when

See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. there has been a judgment of conviction.2 See McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). We informed Harris that the appeal would be dismissed unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response by March 28, 2016, showing grounds for continuing the appeal. We have not received a response. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM PANEL: MEIER, GABRIEL, and SUDDERTH, JJ.

DO NOT PUBLISH Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) DELIVERED: May 12, 2016

Harris is not attempting to appeal from the denial of a pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus challenging his bail. See Ex parte Gray, 564 S.W.2d 713, 714 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978) (“The proper method for challenging the denial or excessiveness of bail, whether prior to trial or after conviction, is by habeas corpus.”).

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