Lewis, Dushay v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 23rd District Court of Brazoria County
Annotate this CaseDismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed December 23, 2003.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-03-01257-CR
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DUSHAY LEWIS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 23rd District Court
Brazoria County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 43,385
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
After a plea of guilty, appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliever and sentenced to ten years= confinement on July 11, 2003. An untimely motion for new trial was filed on August 20, 2003. Appellant=s notice of appeal was not filed until August 20, 2003.
A defendant=s notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after sentence is imposed when the defendant has not filed a timely motion for new trial. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal which complies with the requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal. Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to dismiss the appeal. Id.
Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed December 23, 2003.
Panel consists of Justices Edelman, Frost, and Guzman.
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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