Keithren Dewayne Vaughn v. The State of Texas Appeal from 204th Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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Dismissed; Opinion Filed May 11, 2018. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00445-CR KEITHREN DEWAYNE VAUGHN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17-70803-Q MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang, Myers, and Stoddart Opinion by Justice Stoddart Keithren Dewayne Vaughn was placed on deferred adjudication for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On February 6, 2018, the trial court granted the State’s motion to proceed with an adjudication of guilt, found appellant guilty, and assessed punishment at eight years in prison. Appellant filed his pro se notice of appeal on April 13, 2018. To challenge his conviction, appellant had to file his notice of appeal with the trial court clerk within thirty days of the date sentence was imposed, that is, by March 8, 2018. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). Appellant’s notice of appeal was untimely, leaving us without jurisdiction over the appeal. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (per curiam). We dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b) 180445F.U05 /Craig Stoddart/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT KEITHREN DEWAYNE VAUGHN, Appellant No. 05-18-00445-CR On Appeal from the 204th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17-70803-Q. Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart, Justices Lang and Myers participating. V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. Judgment entered this 11th day of May, 2018. –2–

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