Antonio Estrada v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 168th District Court of El Paso County

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

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ANTHONY ESTRADA, ) No. 08-06-00081-CR

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Appellant, ) Appeal from

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v. ) 168th District Court

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, ) of El Paso County, Texas

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Appellee. ) (TC# 990D03032)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Anthony Estrada attempts to appeal from a conviction of unlawful carrying of a prohibited weapon. Finding that Appellant has not timely filed his notice of appeal or a motion for extension of time, we dismiss the appeal.

The record before us reflects that sentence was imposed in open court on December 16, 2005. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. He filed notice of appeal on March 27, 2006. By letter dated April 12, 2006, we notified in Appellant in writing of our intent to dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. Appellant has filed a response stating that he filed a motion to appeal on January 12, 2006, but that document is not contained in the appellate record or in the district clerk s file.

A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke this Court s jurisdiction. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996). Appellant s notice of appeal was due to be filed on January 15, 2006, thirty days after the day sentence was imposed in open court. See Tex.R.App.P. 26.2(a)(1). Pursuant to Rule 26.3, a court of appeals may grant an extension of time to file notice of appeal if the notice is filed within fifteen days after the last day allowed and, within the same period, a motion is filed in the court of appeals reasonably explaining the need for the extension of time. Tex.R.App.P. 26.3; Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 522. Because Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until March 27, 2006, and he failed to file a motion for extension of time, he failed to perfect this appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

August 31, 2006

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice

Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.

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