Noah Alemu Abera v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 216th Judicial District Court of Kerr County (per curiam)

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MEMORANDUM OPINION Nos. 04-12-00406-CR & 04-12-00410-CR Noah Alemu ABERA, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 216th Judicial District Court, Kerr County, Texas Trial Court Nos. A11374 & A11188 Honorable N. Keith Williams, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice Delivered and Filed: September 26, 2012 DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION The trial court imposed sentence on May 17, 2012, and therefore, appellant s motion for new trial was due June 18, 2012. See Tex. R. App. P. 21.4(a). However, appellant did not file a motion for new trial until June 29, 2012. Because appellant did not timely file a motion for new trial, the deadline for filing a notice of appeal was therefore June 18, 2012. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal was not filed until June 29, 2012, and appellant did not file a timely motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3. 04-12-00406-CR & 04-12-00410-CR On August 8, 2012, we ordered appellant to show cause in writing why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant s response was due in this court on or before September 7, 2012. We advised appellant that if a timely, satisfactory response was not filed, the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant did not file a response. Because the notice of appeal in this case was not timely filed, we lack jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996); see also Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (explaining that writ of habeas corpus pursuant to article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure governs out-oftime appeals from felony convictions). Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. PER CURIAM Do Not Publish -2-

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