Derrick Reshord Walton v. State

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-18-00396-CR
No. 02-18-00397-CR
No. 02-18-00398-CR
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DERRICK RESHORD WALTON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
On Appeal from the 431st District Court
Denton County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. F17-2958-431, F17-2959-431, F17-2960-431
Before Birdwell, J.; Sudderth, C.J.; and Gabriel, J.
Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Derrick Reshord Walton filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s verbal
denial of his attempts to reduce bail in three pending cases.1 Although we informed
appellant that we had not received a written order from the trial court––a prerequisite
to appealability––the trial court has not signed one. See State v. Wachtendorf, 475 S.W.3d
895, 904 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). Accordingly, we dismiss these appeals for want of
jurisdiction.
Per Curiam
Do Not Publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
Delivered: December 6, 2018
1
Appellant filed both a motion to reduce bail and an application for habeas
relief in which he complained that his bail was excessive. See Ragston v. State, 424
S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) (holding that appellate courts do not have
jurisdiction of appeal from denial of pretrial motion to reduce bail, only the denial of
an application for writ of habeas corpus seeking a bail reduction).
2