In Re: The Commitment of John Thomas Anderson Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 5 of Dallas County (memorandum opinion )

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DISMISS; and Opinion Filed October 27, 2016. S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-01189-CV IN RE: THE COMMITMENT OF JOHN THOMAS ANDERSON On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 5 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV1570001 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Fillmore, and Justice Brown Opinion by Justice Brown Because the timely filing of a notice of appeal is jurisdictional and the notice of appeal appellant filed appeared untimely, we directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing our concern. See Garcia v. Hibernia Nat’l Bank, 227 S.W.3d 233, 233 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007, no pet.). Appellant complied, agreeing his appeal is untimely. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). /Ada Brown/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE 161189F.P05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT IN RE: THE COMMITMENT OF JOHN THOMAS ANDERSON On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 5, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CV1570001. Opinion delivered by Justice Brown. Chief Justice Wright and Justice Fillmore participating. No. 05-16-01189-CV In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. Judgment entered this 27th day of October, 2016. –2–

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