Darius Sauls v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Dismissed and Opinion Filed June 9, 2023
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-23-00501-CR
No. 05-23-00502-CR
No. 05-23-00503-CR
DARIUS SAULS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F22-00668-M, F21-31855-M, F22-31450-M
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Pedersen, III, Kennedy, and Garcia
Opinion by Justice Pedersen, III
Appellant appeals the trial court’s failure to lower appellant’s bond pending
trial. Appellant states in his combined notice of appeal for these cases,
“Defendant . . . files this appeal of excessive bail. Bail is excessive set at $100,000
each solely to keep accuse[d] incarcerated until trial.” The Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals has held, “There is no constitutional or statutory authority granting the
courts of appeals jurisdiction to hear interlocutory appeals regarding excessive bail
or the denial of bail.” Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
The trial court’s online docket sheets for these cases show no appealable
orders have been entered. See In re Johnson, 599 S.W.3d 311, 311 (Tex. App.—
Dallas 2020, no pet.) (taking judicial notice of trial court’s online docket sheet).
Accordingly, we lack jurisdiction over these appeals.
We dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
DARIUS SAULS, Appellant On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial
District Court, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-23-00501-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F22-00668-M.
Opinion delivered by Justice
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Pedersen, III. Justices Kennedy and
Garcia participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.
Judgment entered this 9th day of June, 2023.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
DARIUS SAULS, Appellant On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial
District Court, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-23-00502-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F21-31855-M.
Opinion delivered by Justice
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Pedersen, III. Justices Kennedy and
Garcia participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.
Judgment entered this 9th day of June, 2023.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
DARIUS SAULS, Appellant On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial
District Court, Dallas County, Texas
No. 05-23-00503-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F22-31450-M.
Opinion delivered by Justice
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Pedersen, III. Justices Garcia and
Kennedy participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED for
want of jurisdiction.
Judgment entered this 9th day of June, 2023.
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