Michael Christopher Lee v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 30, 2025
• Docket: 02-25-00362-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

No. 02-25-00362-CR ___________________________

MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER LEE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

On Appeal from the 396th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1881831

Before Sudderth, C.J.; Kerr and Walker, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Walker MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Michael Christopher Lee filed a notice of appeal, but we have no

record of a final judgment or an appealable order.

On October 3, 2025, we notified Lee of our concern that we lack jurisdiction

over this appeal. We explained that in criminal cases, our jurisdiction is generally

limited to appeals from judgments of conviction. See McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160,

161 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1996, no pet.) (per curiam). We warned Lee that unless

he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response by October 13, 2025,

showing grounds for continuing the appeal, we could dismiss it for want of

jurisdiction. Lee has not filed a response.1

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App.

P. 43.2(f); McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161.

/s/ Brian Walker Brian Walker Justice

Do Not Publish Tex.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

Delivered: October 30, 2025

1 Lee’s notice of appeal states that he seeks to appeal “from the conviction.” However, a judgment of conviction has not been signed in this case. We note that Lee’s notice of appeal followed the trial court’s order denying his motion to reduce bond. If that is the order that he seeks to appeal, then we lack jurisdiction to hear the appeal. See Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) (holding that courts of appeals lack jurisdiction to hear interlocutory appeals of pretrial orders regarding excessive bail or denial of bail).