David Duran v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________

No. 02-25-00147-CR ___________________________

DAVID DURAN, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

On Appeal from the 211th District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court No. F-2003-0427-C

Before Birdwell, Bassel, and Womack, JJ. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION

Pro se Appellant David Duran has filed a “Motion to Reform Judgment by

Jury,” which we construe as a notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b), (c). This

attempted appeal is just the latest of several appeals that Duran has filed in this court

since we affirmed his aggravated-sexual-assault conviction in 2005, for which he was

sentenced to life in prison. See Duran v. State, 163 S.W.3d 253, 255, 259 (Tex. App.—

Fort Worth 2005, no pet.). In this attempt, Duran seeks reformation of the trial

court’s judgment to reflect a conviction for the lesser-included offense of sexual

assault.

On May 14, 2025, we notified Duran by letter that we had received a copy of

his motion and that we construed it as a notice of appeal. In our letter, we informed

Duran of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because the trial court

has not entered any appealable orders. We noted that

[w]e generally have jurisdiction to consider an appeal in a criminal case only from a judgment of conviction. See McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (per curiam). Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure is the exclusive means for challenging a final felony conviction, and this court has no jurisdiction over matters relating to postconviction applications under Article 11.07. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07; Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995) (orig. proceeding).

We warned Duran that this appeal could be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless

he or any party filed a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex.

2 R. App. P. 43.2(f), 44.3. Duran filed a response, but it does not show grounds for

continuing the appeal.1

Because the trial court has not entered any appealable orders, and because this

court has no jurisdiction over matters relating to postconviction applications under

Article 11.07, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. 2 See Tex. R. App. P.

43.2(f); Keene, 910 S.W.2d at 483; McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161.

Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)

Delivered: June 26, 2025

1 Duran also filed a “Motion to File a Desire to Continue Appeal,” which appears to be a motion to “invoke” our jurisdiction. We deny the motion. 2 On June 11, 2025, almost a month after we sent our jurisdiction letter, Duran filed an “Appellant’s Brief” in which he requests oral argument. We deny that request.