JorCorey D. McGee v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-24-00155-CR
JORCOREY D. MCGEE,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 361st District Court
Brazos County, Texas
Trial Court No. 23-02244-CRM-361
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant JorCorey McGee, acting pro se, appeals from the trial court’s judgment
nisi pertaining to the forfeiture of his bail bond.
Article 44.42 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides: “An appeal may be
taken by the defendant from every final judgment rendered upon a personal bond, bail
bond or bond taken for the prevention or suppression of offenses, where such judgment
is for twenty dollars or more, exclusive of costs, but not otherwise.” TEX. CODE CRIM.
PROC. ANN. art. 44.42 (emphasis added). A judgment nisi is a judicial declaration of
forfeiture; it is an interlocutory judgment, not a final judgment. Hokr v. State, 545 S.W.2d
463, 465 (Tex. Crim. App. 1977).
In a letter dated June 6, 2024, the Clerk of the Court notified McGee that this appeal
was subject to being dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because it did not appear to be an
appeal from a final judgment. The Clerk of the Court further notified McGee that unless
he showed grounds for continuing this appeal within fourteen days of the date of the
letter, the appeal would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. McGee has not filed a
response showing grounds for continuing this appeal.
For these reasons, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
MATT JOHNSON
Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Johnson, and
Justice Smith
Dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed July 11, 2024
Do not publish
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