Latesta Marie Onyenike v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 337th District Court of Harris County

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed October 30, 2008.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-08-00683-CR

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LATESTA MARIE ONYENIKE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 337th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1151603

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

Appellant pled guilty to the offense of possession of a controlled substance. In accordance with the plea agreement, the trial court entered an order on February 1, 2008, placing appellant on deferred adjudication community supervision for two years. On February 1, 2008, the conditions of community supervision were amended. Appellant=s notice of appeal was not filed until July 11, 2008.

A defendant=s notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after sentence or other appealable order is signed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). If the defendant is appealing a sentence and files a timely motion for new trial, the defendant may file a notice of appeal within 90 days of the imposition of sentence. See id. at 26.2(a)(2). A notice of appeal that 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.

Furthermore, an order amending the conditions of community supervision is not an appealable order. See Bailey v. State, 160 S.W.3d 11, 18 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004).

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed October 30, 2008.

Panel consists of Justices Yates, Seymore, and Boyce.

Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P.47.2(b).