Roy Gene Newman v. The State of Texas Appeal from 25th Judicial District Court of Guadalupe County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-16-00321-CR Roy Gene NEWMAN, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court No. 13-2536-CR-C The Honorable William Old, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Delivered and Filed: July 13, 2016 DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION Appellant was sentenced on June 15, 2015. Appellant’s notice of appeal was therefore due on July 15, 2015. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until May 11, 2016. A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke this court’s jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). A late notice of appeal may be considered timely so as to invoke our jurisdiction if (1) it is filed in the trial court within fifteen days of the last day allowed for filing; (2) a motion for 04-16-00321-CR extension of time is filed in the court of appeals within fifteen days of the last day allowed for filing the notice of appeal; and (3) the court of appeals grants the motion for extension of time. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3. Because appellant did not satisfy these requirements, we ordered him to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. No such response was filed. This appeal is therefore dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. 1 PER CURIAM Do not publish 1 Additionally, the clerk’s record, which contains a trial court certification stating this is a plea-bargain case and the defendant has no right of appeal, shows this is a plea bargain case and appellant has no right to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). Thus, even if a timely notice of appeal had been filed, this appeal would be subject to dismissal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(d). See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d). -2-

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