Dijwun Gabriel Morgan v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County (per curiam)
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Opinion issued March 8, 2012. In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ____________ NO. 01-12-00030-CR NO. 01-12-00031-CR NO. 01-12-00032-CR NO. 01-12-00033-CR ____________ DIJWUN GABRIEL MORGAN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 177th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 1280585, 1280892, 1280894, and 1290398 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Dijwun Gabriel Morgan, attempts to appeal his September 30, 2011 convictions on four counts of the offense of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.2(a), a notice of appeal was due on or before October 31, 2011. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a). Appellant filed his notice of appeal on January 3, 2012. In addition, the trial court s certifications of Appellant s right to appeal state that these are plea bargain cases and that the defendant has no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). A notice of appeal that complies with the requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest this court with jurisdiction. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). The court of criminal appeals has expressly held that, without a timely filed notice of appeal or motion for extension of time, we cannot exercise jurisdiction over an appeal. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996); see also Slaton, 981 S.W.2d at 210. Because the notice of appeal in these cases was untimely, we have no basis for jurisdiction over these appeals. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 42.3(a), 43.2(f). We dismiss all pending motions as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Bland, and Sharp. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2
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