Andrew Clarence Ford v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 400th District Court of Ft. Bend County

Opinion issued December 6, 2007

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-06-00544-CR

ANDREW CLARENCE FORD, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 400th District Court

Fort Bend County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 41378

MEMORANDUM OPINION

We lack jurisdiction to hear this appeal. The trial court sentenced appellant, Andrew Clarence Ford, on April 11, 2006, and signed a final judgment in this case on April 13, 2006. Appellant Ford did not file a motion for new trial, and therefore the deadline for filing a notice of appeal was May 15, 2006, 30 days after sentencing, plus an additional two days, because the thirtieth day after sentencing fell on a weekend. Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a), 26.2(a)(1).

Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal on May 23, 2006, eight days after the deadline. Although the notice of appeal was filed within the 15-day time period for filing a motion for extension of time to file notice of appeal, he did not move for an extension of time. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.

An untimely notice of appeal fails to vest the appellate court with jurisdiction to hear the case. 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); Douglas v. State, 987 S.W.2d 605, 605 06 (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.).

We therefore dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

All pending motions are denied as moot.

Elsa Alcala

Justice

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Alcala and Bland.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).