Mims, Donald Eugene v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 21st District Court of Burleson County
Annotate this CaseDismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed December 4, 2003.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-03-01278-CR
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DONALD EUGENE MIMS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 21st District Court
Burleson County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 11,970
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
After a plea of guilty, appellant was convicted of the offense of obstruction or retaliation on June 28, 1999. Appellant=s notice of appeal was not filed until November 4, 2003.
A defendant=s notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after sentence is imposed when the defendant has not filed a motion for new trial. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal which complies with the requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal. Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to dismiss the appeal. Id.
Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed December 4, 2003.
Panel consists of Acting Chief Justice Eva M. Guzman and Justices Edelman and Frost.
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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