Larry Eugene Thompson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 182nd District Court of Harris County

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 2, 2006.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-06-00950-CR

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LARRY EUGENE THOMPSON, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 182nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 698156

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

On November 7, 1996, the trial court entered a judgment in trial court cause number 698156, adjudicating appellant=s guilt of the offense of possession of cocaine, and sentenced appellant to 40 years= confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant filed a notice of appeal, and the appeal was assigned to the First Court of Appeals.

On February 26, 1998, the First Court of Appeals issued an opinion in appellate case number 01-96-01368-CR, styled Larry Eugene Thompson v. The State of Texas, affirming the conviction. See Thompson v. State, 1998 WL 80404 (Tex. App.BHouston [1st Dist.] Feb. 26, 1998, no pet.). Mandate issued on June 24, 1998.

On October 16, 2006, appellant filed an AOut of Time Notice of Appeal/guilty plea@ from the same trial court judgment. The appeal was assigned to this court and given new appellate cause number 14-06-00950-CR.

The judgment of February 26, 1998, is final. Exclusive post-conviction jurisdiction of the case has passed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in accordance with article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.07 (Vernon 2005).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed November 2, 2006.

Panel consists of Justices Anderson, Hudson, and Guzman.

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