TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00674-CR

Reginald Ferlandus Jackson, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE 264TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 79,562, THE HONORABLE PAUL L. LEPAK, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Reginald Ferlandus Jackson, acting pro se, attempts to appeal from a judgment rendered against him on January 17, 2020. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

Jackson was convicted of murder. He appealed the conviction, and this Court affirmed. Jackson v. State, No. 03-20-00085-CR, 2022 WL 257451 (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 28, 2022, pet. ref’d) (not designated for publication). On August 19, 2025, Jackson filed a new notice of appeal in the trial court.

The standard for determining whether a Texas appellate court has jurisdiction in a criminal case “is not whether the appeal is precluded by law, but whether the appeal is authorized by law.” Blanton v. State, 369 S.W.3d 894, 902 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012) (quoting Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 696-97 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008)); Tex. Const. art. V, § 6(a) (providing that courts of appeal have appellate jurisdiction “under such restrictions and regulations as may be prescribed by law”). Jackson’s attempt to appeal from a final felony conviction falls outside the scope of this appellate court’s jurisdiction. See Tex. Code Crim.

Proc. art. 11.07. Article 11.07 provides the exclusive means for Jackson to challenge his conviction for murder. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). An intermediate court of appeals has no jurisdiction over post-conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. Padieu v. Court of Appeals of TX., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).

Because we have no jurisdiction over a second appeal from Jackson’s final conviction, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

__________________________________________ Chari L. Kelly, Justice Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Theofanis Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: September 23, 2025 Do Not Publish