Opinion
NO. 02-17-00262-CR NO. 02-17-00263-CR
09-28-2017
GALE C. HUTCHINSON APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
FROM THE 372ND DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NOS. 1450346D, 1450350D MEMORANDUM OPINION
See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
Appellant Gale C. Hutchinson filed a pro se notice of appeal seeking to challenge the $250,000 bonds set by the trial court in each underlying cause. On August 22, 2017, we notified Hutchinson and his appointed counsel of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over these appeals because the trial court had not entered any appealable orders. See McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (explaining that we generally have jurisdiction to consider an appeal in a criminal case only when there has been a judgment of conviction). We stated that unless Hutchinson or any party desiring to continue these appeals filed with the court a response showing grounds for continuing them, we would dismiss both appeals for want of jurisdiction. Hutchinson filed a pro se response, but it does not show grounds for continuing the appeals.
Hutchinson has not provided us with any written order signed by the trial court. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1); Jarvis v. State, No. 02-15-00410-CR, 2016 WL 741972, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Feb. 25, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (stating that to perfect appeal of appealable order in a criminal case, notice of appeal must be filed after trial court signs written order). We therefore dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f).
We note that we lack jurisdiction over an appeal from an order setting bail and from the denial of a pretrial motion for bail reduction. See Ex parte Briscoe, No. 02-15-00223-CR, 2015 WL 5893470, at *1 n.2 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Oct. 8, 2015, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). But we have jurisdiction over an appeal from an order denying a pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus seeking a reduction in bail. Id.
PER CURIAM PANEL: MEIER, GABRIEL, and SUDDERTH, JJ. DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) DELIVERED: September 28, 2017