Ex Parte Russell Jay Reger ( 2021 )

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-21-00050-CR
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Ex parte Russell Jay Reger
On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 3
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 0579930D
Before Womack, Wallach, and Walker, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Womack
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Russell Jay Reger attempts to appeal the trial court’s denial of his
“Pretrial Writ of Habeas Corpus for Readmission to Pretrial Bail Bond Release and a
Speedy Trial.” On May 14, 2021, we notified Reger by letter of our concern that we
lack jurisdiction over the appeal because the trial court clerk had informed this court
that the trial court had not signed an order denying Reger’s pro se requests for relief.
See State v. Wachtendforf, 475 S.W.3d 895, 903 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015) (citing two prior
Court of Criminal Appeals cases that “plainly and consistently identify the signing of
the order as the event that commences the timetable for filing [a] notice of appeal”).
In the letter, we also stated that unless Reger or any party filed a response showing
grounds for continuing the appeal on or before Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the appeal
could be dismissed. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Reger has filed a response, but the
response does not show grounds for continuing the appeal. Because there does not
appear to be any written, signed order from which to appeal, we dismiss the appeal
for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a), 43.2(f).
/s/ Dana Womack
Dana Womack
Justice
Do Not Publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
Delivered: June 24, 2021
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