Christopher L. Jones v. The State of Texas Appeal from 363rd Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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Dismissed and Opinion Filed June 25, 2018 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-00636-CR No. 05-18-00637-CR CHRISTOPHER L. JONES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 363rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F95-00288-W & F95-00289-W MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang, Myers, and Stoddart Opinion by Justice Lang On May 31, 2018, Christopher L. Jones filed notices of appeal for the above two cases. In his notices, appellant states he was convicted on or about April 28, 1995. To challenge his convictions, appellant had to file his notices of appeal with the trial court clerk within thirty days of the date sentence was imposed, that is, by May 30, 1995. See TEX. R. APP. P. 4.1, 26.2(a)(1). Appellant’s notices of appeal were untimely, leaving us without jurisdiction over the appeals. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (per curiam). We dismiss these appeals for want of jurisdiction. Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b) 180636F.U05 /Douglas S. Lang/ DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT CHRISTOPHER L. JONES, Appellant No. 05-18-00636-CR On Appeal from the 363rd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F95-00288-W. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang, Justices Myers and Stoddart participating. V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. Judgment entered this 25th day of June, 2018. –2– Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT CHRISTOPHER L. JONES, Appellant No. 05-18-00637-CR On Appeal from the 363rd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F95-00289-W. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang, Justices Myers and Stoddart participating. V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. Judgment entered this 25th day of June, 2018. –3–

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