Ex Parte Muqtasid Qaadir A/K/A Muqtasid Qadir v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
• Decided: February 19, 2026
• Docket: 02-26-00007-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

No. 02-26-00007-CR ___________________________

EX PARTE MUQTASID QAADIR A/K/A MUQTASID QADIR

On Appeal from the 213th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. C-213-W012764-0591998

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

Appellant Muqtasid Qaadir a/k/a Muqtasid Qadir attempts to appeal from the

trial court’s December 10, 2025 “Order of Referral” referring to a magistrate

Appellant’s application seeking habeas corpus relief under Article 11.07 of the Texas

Code of Criminal Procedure. On January 16, 2026, we sent Appellant a letter

notifying him of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over his appeal. As stated in

our letter,

In criminal cases, this court’s jurisdiction is generally limited to appeals from judgments of conviction or orders made appealable by statute. See Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 697 & n.8 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.––Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (per curiam). The trial court’s “Order of Referral” does not appear to be a conviction judgment or order made appealable by statute. Additionally, this court has no jurisdiction over matters relating to postconviction habeas 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 stated that unless Appellant or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed with

this court on or before January 26, 2026, a response showing grounds for continuing

the appeal, the appeal could be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P.

43.2(f), 44.3. We received no such response.

Because the “Order of Referral” is not a conviction judgment or order made

appealable by statute and because this court has no jurisdiction over matters relating

to postconviction habeas applications under Article 11.07, we dismiss the appeal for

2 want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f); Abbott, 271 S.W.3d at 697 & n.8;

Keene, 910 S.W.2d at 483; McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161.

Per Curiam

Do Not Publish Tex.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

Delivered: February 19, 2026