Kenneth Anthony Hopple v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 21st District Court of Bastrop County

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-02-00134-CR Kenneth Anthony Hopple, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY, 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 9686, HONORABLE H. R. TOWSLEE, JUDGE PRESIDING Kenneth Anthony Hopple pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child by contact. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 21.11 (West Supp. 2002). On July 12, 2001, the district court sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment. The time for perfecting appeal expired on August 13, 2001. Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). On December 18, 2001, Hopple filed a pro se motion for out-of-time appeal. Under the circumstances, we lack jurisdiction to dispose of the purported appeal in any manner other than by dismissing it for want of jurisdiction. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522-23 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). The proper procedure for obtaining an out-of-time appeal is a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2002). The appeal is dismissed. __________________________________________ Lee Yeakel, Justice Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Yeakel Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: March 21, 2002 Do Not Publish 2

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