Darren Travell Hughes v. The State of Texas Appeal from 177th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed April 9, 2015. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-14-00864-CR DARREN TRAVELL HUGHES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 177th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 985661 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant was convicted of the offense of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to confinement for three years on January 25, 2005. On October 8, 2014, appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal. A defendant’s notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after sentence is imposed when the defendant has not filed a 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 Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Jamison and Busby. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 2
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