Deleon, Richard Joseph v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris County

Opinion issued September 19, 2002

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-02-00820-CR

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RICHARD JOSEPH DELEON, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 337th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 866928

MEMORANDUM OPINION

We are without jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Appellant was sentenced in this case on May 20, 2002. No motion for new trial was filed. The deadline for filing notice of appeal was therefore June 19, 2002, 30 days after sentencing. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1).

Notice of appeal was deposited in the mail on July 25, 2002, according to the postmark on the copy of the envelope included in the clerk's record. Because the notice of appeal was mailed after the filing deadline, it did not comply with Rule 9.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the "mailbox rule." See Tex. R. App. P. 9.2(b).

We therefore dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 209-10 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

It is so ORDERED.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Hedges, Keyes, and Duggan. (1)

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.

1. The Honorable Lee Duggan, Jr., retired Justice, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas at Houston, participating by assignment.