Devoris Newson v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
DEVORIS NEWSON, § No. 08-23-00213-CR
Appellant, § Appeal from the
v. § 120th Judicial District Court
THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas
Appellee. § (TC#20110D01149)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Devoris Newson, pro se, is attempting to appeal a pretrial bond order issued on
July 12, 2023. This appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether it should
be dismissed.
Generally, courts of appeals have jurisdiction to consider an appeal of a final judgment of
conviction when such appeal is brought by a criminal defendant. In contrast, we do not have
jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders unless that jurisdiction has been granted by law. Ragston
v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) (citing Apolinar v. State, 820 S.W.2d 792, 794
(Tex. Crim. App. 1991)). Specifically, we do not have jurisdiction to hear an interlocutory appeal
regarding excessive bail or the denial of a motion for pretrial bond reduction. Id.On August 4, 2023, the clerk of this Court notified appellant by letter of the Court’s intent
to dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction because there did not appear to be an appealable
order on which to base our jurisdiction. The clerk informed appellant that, after ten days of the
date of the letter, the appeal would be dismissed without further notice unless appellant could show
grounds for continuing the appeal. Appellant has not filed a responsive answer to our request
following the expiration of more than ten days. We dismiss appellant’s appeal for want of
jurisdiction.
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice
August 22, 2023
Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Soto, JJ.
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