Jeffrey R. Richardson v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Date FiledAugust 19, 2026
Docket04-26-00547-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-26-00547-CR
Jeffrey R. RICHARDSON,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 399th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2026-CR-001046
Honorable Frank J. Castro, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Irene Rios, Justice
Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice
Delivered and Filed: August 19, 2026
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
Appellant, Jeffrey R. Richardson, filed a pro se “Notice of Appeal from Negotiated Plea”
on July 7, 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 CRIM PROC. ANN.
04-26-00547-CR
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 Richardson to show cause why this appeal
should not be dismissed. Richardson filed no response. Accordingly, we dismiss Richardson’s
appeal for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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