Christopher Allan Winningham v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Date FiledMay 27, 2026
Docket04-26-00285-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-26-00285-CR
Christopher Allan WINNINGHAM,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 175th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2026-CR-004298
Honorable Catherine Torres-Stahl, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Irene Rios, Justice
Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice
Delivered and Filed: May 27, 2026
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
Appellant, Christopher Allan Winningham, filed a pro se “Notice of Appeal from
Negotiated Plea” on April 6, 2026. Thereafter, the trial court clerk filed the clerk’s record. The
clerk’s record contains no final judgment of conviction. “With certain exceptions . . ., this court
has jurisdiction to consider an appeal filed by a criminal defendant only after a final judgment of
conviction.” Zamarripa v. State, No. 04-16-00274-CR, 2016 WL 3085932, at *1 (Tex. App.—
San Antonio Jun. 1, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (citing TEX. CODE
04-26-00285-CR
CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02); accord McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d 160, 161 (Tex. App.—Fort
Worth 1996, no pet.) (“Generally, we only have jurisdiction to consider an appeal by a criminal
defendant where there has been a judgment of conviction.”). We ordered Winningham to show
cause why this appeal should not be dismissed. Winningham, through his court-appointed
appellate counsel, conceded that we have no jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss Winningham’s
appeal for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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