Reginald Ferlandus Jackson v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 23, 2025
• Docket: 03-25-00674-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00674-CR

Reginald Ferlandus Jackson, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE 264TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. 79,562, THE HONORABLE PAUL L. LEPAK, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Reginald Ferlandus Jackson, acting pro se, attempts to appeal from a judgment

rendered against him on January 17, 2020. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

Jackson was convicted of murder. He appealed the conviction, and this Court

affirmed. Jackson v. State, No. 03-20-00085-CR, 2022 WL 257451 (Tex. App.—Austin Jan. 28,

2022, pet. ref’d) (not designated for publication). On August 19, 2025, Jackson filed a new

notice of appeal in the trial court.

The standard for determining whether a Texas appellate court has jurisdiction in a

criminal case “is not whether the appeal is precluded by law, but whether the appeal is

authorized by law.” Blanton v. State, 369 S.W.3d 894, 902 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012) (quoting

Abbott v. State, 271 S.W.3d 694, 696-97 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008)); Tex. Const. art. V, § 6(a)

(providing that courts of appeal have appellate jurisdiction “under such restrictions and regulations as may be prescribed by law”). Jackson’s attempt to appeal from a final felony

conviction falls outside the scope of this appellate court’s jurisdiction. See Tex. Code Crim.

Proc. art. 11.07. Article 11.07 provides the exclusive means for Jackson to challenge his

conviction for murder. Bd. of Pardons & Paroles ex rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for Eighth

Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). An intermediate court of appeals has no

jurisdiction over post-conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. Padieu v. Court of

Appeals of TX., Fifth Dist., 392 S.W.3d 115, 117 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).

Because we have no jurisdiction over a second appeal from Jackson’s final

conviction, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

__________________________________________ Chari L. Kelly, Justice

Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Theofanis

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction

Filed: September 23, 2025

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